Boss of the gang

Author: Lorenzo Katterlee
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The author, Lorenzo Katterlee, a forty-six-year-old Italian-American writer, grew up in the slums of Manhattan. His parents were illiterate, but their Italian heritage made them natural storytellers. As a child, Katterlee was always drawn to the violent gangster stories that filled his dreams. Starting as a freelancer for newspapers and magazines, Katterlee spent decades in the journalism industry, interacting with criminals and police. His childhood experiences combined with his professional background provided him with an inexhaustible source of material, making him one of the most renowned crime and justice fiction writers in America today. Katterlee's breakthrough novel, Sleepers, was a commercial success, and the film adapted from the book was also highly acclaimed. The Boss of the Gang is another recent masterpiece by the author, delving deeper and more broadly into the inner workings of the underworld than Sleepers. When discussing the creative intent behind this book, Katterlee said with a hint of meaning, "If I write what I want to write, readers will cry for people they should hate."