Read this one a while ago...a really interesting exploration of the shady underside of Floridian life, with Tampa's renowned cigar industry as its focus. ( )

Well, it wasn't the best Mafia book I've read but it wasn't bad. You of course can't expect as much as you would about the Chicago or New York Mafia but it was very interesting to read about stuff that happens in places I'm familiar with. I think the editor did a little of a rush job on it though, there were a lot of grammitcal erros, and they would have to be pretty obivious for me to notice. You can check out the authors website at www.geocities.com/scottyyz.

Poorly written, repetitive, and poorly edited. Lacked structure. I slogged through it because of my interest in Tampa history, but it couldn't have been more boring if it tried. Very poorly foot-noted too. Makes me wonder how true any of this is. ( )