The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

Patrick Radden Keefe

432 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction crime history challenging informative fast-paced

Description

A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime bossIn the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Like other immigrant groups before them, they showed up with little money but wi...

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Moods

informative 97%
dark 41%
adventurous 27%
reflective 26%
challenging 20%
tense 19%
sad 15%
emotional 13%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 74%
fast 15%
slow 10%

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4.1

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