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More copies of this ISBNSeattle Vice: Strippers, Prostitution, Dirty Money, and Narcotics in the Emerald Cityby Rick Anderson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:For more than half a century, Frank Colacurcio and his crime family have been a force in the bars and backrooms of Seattle power and politics, an American crime boss reign to match those of the often-glamorized Mafia dons of New York and Chicago. Seattle Vice tells the story of the Pacific Northwest's most successful strip club owner, Frank Colacurcio, whose excessive appreciation for girls has made him both a millionaire and a convict. He notched his first major felony in his 20s, and now, at the age of 92, faces his sixth. This book is a historic snapshot of Seattle as a place of corruption and vice. And in that snapshot, Frank Colacurcio is the guy in the middle, smiling into the camera.
Book News Annotation:Based on an exhaustive investigation of police and court records, newspaper accounts, and interviews, Anderson (an award-winning journalist now at the Seattle Weekly), illuminates the dark corners of Seattle's thriving strip club industry, going back to the beginning of the 20th century. He lays bare the police procedures of kickbacks and intimidation that made it all possible, while focusing especially on Frank Colacurcio, whose nearly 70-year-long criminal career centered on the sex trade via strip clubs, a business he kept healthy in part by literally eliminating the competition. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:For more than half a century, Colacurcio and his crime family have been a force in the bars and backrooms of Seattle power and politics, an American crime-boss reign to match those of the often-glamorized Mafia dons of New York and Chicago. He notched his first major felony in his 20s, and now, at 92, faces his sixth. To the media and other impressionists, the modern portrait of Seattle is mostly swatches of Starbucks, Microsoft, and Amazon, with a godly Bill Gates lounging in the rain clouds. But “nice” Seattles historic underbelly of corruption is one of its more enduring if lesser known images, particularly the endless commerce of vice. And in that picture, Frank Colacurcio Sr. is the guy in the middle, smiling. Synopsis:In this no-holds-barred account, Anderson chronicles the exploits of Frank Colacurcio, Sr., and his crime family in Seattle, along with strippers, prostitution, dirty money, and crooked cops in the Emerald City.
About the AuthorRick Anderson is a writer for Seattle Weekly, formerly a news columnist at the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. His work has appeared in Mother Jones, Sports Illustrated, and The Village Voice. Anderson lives in Seattle.
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