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Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 913356 7 1475869 2006 Satan's Circus: Murder, Vice, Police Corruption, and New York's Trial of the Century total:75|5:7|4:17|3:29|2:18|1:4| 75 230 158 16 74009 3.66 363 92 45795256 259202 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.08 66
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 2 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 08 20:55:13 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:10:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 57526714 1069386 4471433 1400054729 9781400054725 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255991459m/4471433.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255991459s/4471433.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4471433.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 2.80 5
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 13:43:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:41:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 56365365 1374735 2764335 1415938849 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2764335.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century_UNABRIDGED_CD_ 2.00 1
They called it Satans Circusa square mile of Midtown Manhattan where vice ruled, sin flourished, and depravity danced in every doorway. At the turn of the twentieth century, murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged young policeman Charley Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satans Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New Yorks vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattans underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious, SATANS CIRCUS brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Beckers rise and fall, the audiobook tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 2 0 false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 08:05:43 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 18:12:09 -0700 2009 65013811 2468277 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 3 0 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:09:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:11:35 -0700 2009 40583697 773726 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 06:47:04 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 15:51:11 -0800 2008 63115676 2068870 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 1 0 false Mon Aug 03 11:19:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 21:51:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 11:19:03 -0700 2009 4126996 246803 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 1 0 false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 05 19:24:38 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 04 16:28:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49439499 172596 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 1 0 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 08:53:47 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:49:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 74735830 634200 4471433 1400054729 9781400054725 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255991459m/4471433.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255991459s/4471433.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4471433.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 0 0 false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 16 10:34:15 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 14:20:45 -0800 2009 11138960 156993 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 28 05:48:29 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 12:59:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 17705969 746318 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 17:38:47 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 14:29:52 -0700 2008 1270889 6101 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 3 0 false Thu May 17 08:52:27 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 08:40:28 -0700 2007 4084561 52757 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 3 0 false Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 04 16:59:34 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 28 07:04:17 -0700 2008 32795952 241571 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 3 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 15:50:40 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 15:51:39 -0700 2008 1 13748109 368937 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 2 0 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 27 15:25:19 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 02 05:43:35 -0700 2008 7805470 551838 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 13:45:51 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 13:59:39 -0700 2007 81763191 3052798 4471433 1400054729 9781400054725 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255991459m/4471433.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255991459s/4471433.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4471433.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 0 0 false Tue Dec 22 10:23:13 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 22 10:23:39 -0800 2009 79825942 2059918 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 3 0 false Thu Dec 03 19:55:52 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 19:55:52 -0800 2009 79719904 3004036 913356 1400054710 9781400054718 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138m/913356.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179417138s/913356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913356.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.07 75
Murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?

With appearances by the legendary and the notorious—including Big Tim Sullivan, the election-rigging vice lord of Tammany Hall; future president Theodore Roosevelt; beloved gangster Jack Zelig; and the newly famous author Stephen Crane—Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the book tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 5 0 false Wed Dec 02 20:47:05 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 20:47:05 -0800 2009 79078694 94884 1484710 0739342886 9780739342886 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184091173m/1484710.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184091173s/1484710.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1484710.Satan_s_Circus_Murder_Vice_Police_Corruption_and_New_York_s_Trial_of_the_Century 3.67 3
They called it Satan’s Circus–a square mile of Midtown Manhattan where vice ruled, sin flourished, and depravity danced in every doorway. At the turn of the twentieth century, murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged young policeman Charley Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan’s Circus were surprised. The handsome lieutenant was a decorated hero, the renowned leader of New York’s vice-busting Special Squad. Was he a bad cop leading a double life, or a pawn felled by the sinister rogues who ran Manhattan’s underworld?
With appearances by the legendary and the notorious, Satan’s Circus brings to life an almost-forgotten Gotham. Chronicling Charley Becker’s rise and fall, the audiobook tells of the raucous, gaudy, and utterly corrupt city that made him, and recounts not one but two sensational murder trials that landed him in the electric chair.]]> 2006 3 0 false Thu Nov 26 18:47:13 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 18:47:13 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=913356