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The Tangled Web

The Life and Death of Richard Cain—Chicago Cop and Mafia Hitman

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The Tangled Web

By: Michael Cain
Narrated by: Clinton Wade
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The Tangled Web tells the dramatic story of detective Richard Cain's criminal career as revealed by his half-brother, Michael. Cain led a double-life—one as a well-known cop who led raids that landed on the front pages, and the other as a "made man" in one of Chicago's most notorious mob families. Eventually executed by shotgun, Dick Cain lived and died in a world of bloodshed and violence, leaving behind a story so outlandish that he has even been suspected of being involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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The Tangled Web is Michael Cain's absolutely fascinating story about his half-brother, Richard Cain, who is part cop and part mobster. After Richard's death, a confused Michael investigates his brother's complex life. The result is this audiobook that delves into the Windy City's history as a mob epicenter of bloodshed and violence. Clinton Wade's performance is cool and direct, a reflection of Chicago's wise guys. His pacing is unhurried so none of the gory facts are lost. For all Al Capone lovers, this honest look at the real-world mafia is unbeatable.

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"One of the most important mob books ever written." (Ray Gibson, Chicago Tribune)
Fascinating Story • Interesting Information • Real Crime Narrative • Well-written Content

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it's a struggle to listen too. Narrator is boring and sounds like Luke Dunphy. awful

Narrator is terrible.

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Overall the story was good though hard to follow the timeline because it seemed to bounce around. the narration was a bit monotone and droned on at times. Worth the listen but could've been better.

Decent story but lackluster narration.

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Fascinating and well written book. It's almost unbelievable until you verify it's all actually true and backed up by articles, etc.

Fascinating!

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Book was ok, but narration was not ok! The narrator sounded as if he was in a real hurry to finish.

OK Book

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Struggled to finish is an understatement And I was very underwhelmed by the book the plot line

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