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Spilotro ain't a nice guy
Tony Spilotro rose from the poor streets of Chicago to the glitzy strip of Las Vegas to end up face down in a shallow grave in Indiana,beaten viciously but buried alive,along with his brother.Quite a trip!Anyone interested in the mob,particularly the Chicago mob,will enjoy the stories and information in this book.Spilotro,although a big name gangster in Las Vegas,was basically a street thug,the kind of guy the bosses rely on to go out and intimidate,beat up,and kill people in order to collect money.Brought up in the mob by two of Chicago's most notoriously brutal hitmen,first "Mad" Sam DeStefano and then Felix Alderisio,it's small wonder Spilotro became what he did.Although some complain they didn't get a personal feel for Spilotro and what he was really like I say so what.The guy was a murderer,thief,and extortionist.By definition I'd say he wasn't too good of a guy.I did read where his son said toward his end Tony couldn't fall asleep unless he was resting his head in his son's lap.He knew he was going to reap what he had sown.Roemer's all over the place in this book but if you want to read about the real Chicago mob of the 1960's through the 80's and how they robbed Vegas blind,pick this up,as well as Casino.Most or at least some of you probably know in the movie Casino Joe Pesci was playing Tony Spilotro.

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"Great detail and account of first-hand information"
I thought that this book is great for anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of the Chicago Mafia, organized crime, and law enforcement in general. When people think of the Mafia, they tend to lean towards New York as "the model". Little do they know that Chicago, commonly referred to as the "Second City", has a serious history, and are forces to be reckoned with. Bill Roemer Jr. tells all in this book, from an FBI agent's point view of course. He weaves a web of important players in the Chicago Outfit, with chilling accounts from characters such as Tony Accardo aka "Joe Batters", the outfit's most respected and feared leader/counselor. The inside scoop on Sam Giancana, Joey Aiuppa, and Joe Ferriola a few of the many Mob Bosses depicted. A must read chilling chapter on "Mad" Sam DeStefano will leave the insides of your stomach churning! You will see how Tony Spilotro(the cover boy)fits into the scheme of things, and after reading this book and watching CASINO, you will see how the two resemble each other almost identically, scary!! Pick this book up.

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How do you get something like this published?
For this book to average three stars, Roemer must have written at least half of the reviews, himself. It is that bad.
The Enforcer is a written in a befuddled and awkward style that is makes following what story that there is here uninteresting and sometimes downright difficult to muddle through. And the subject of this book is hardly Anthony Spilotro! No, that may have actually been interesting. This book is really the self- aggrandizing autobiographical ramblings of William F. Roemer, who obviously considers himself to have been quite a interesting character in his day.
What is evident from the beginning of this poorly structured train wreck is that Roemer loves to talk about himself. He feels obligated to give the reader in depth accounts of his personal life and career accomplishments -even those that have nothing at all to do with the story. He's also fond of dropping as many famous names as he can along the way. I can only assume this is an attempt on his part to make himself appear to have been a real "player" in Vegas. But he comes across as being more pompous than significant.
If there is a good book out there about Spilotro, I would enjoy reading it. But the reader will get little information about this mob-connected psychopath reading Roemer's book. About half way through, I actually put my copy beside my bed on my nightstand and when I had trouble sleeping, I'd read a couple of pages. In fact, for insomniacs it's probably a good buy. I know I personally was never be able to read more than four or five pages before nodding off.