A review by amberlynneov
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 by Bryan Burrough

4.0

It was a little difficult to get in to at first, as the author attempts to weave a lot of different crimes together and throws out a lot of names. Once he settled into telling how those crimes led to the formation of the FBI, it got a lot better. His man-crush on Dillinger is obvious, as is his disgust with Bonnie & Clyde. He's also got nothing good to say about Purvis, which makes me want to read more about him because he couldn't have been THAT bad, right? Overall, a good intro in to the time period and the birth of the FBI.