Dr. Snow

by Carol Saline

Twenty-six-year-old Larry Lavin seemed like an All-American yuppie dentist who cared deeply for his patients. In reality, he was the mastermind behind the largest cocaine empire in the U.S.--until Federal agents brought it all crashing down around him. Saline presents Lavin's gripping true-crime story--a tale of heroes, villains, and victims that should become one of the most talked about titles of the year.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Crime, Biography

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Allie Bush · Rating 4 out of 5]

Writing style was different but the story line was so interesting!

[Maria Sciarrino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story was 4.5 stars, the editing on the kindle version is more like 2 stars lol. Someone needs to fix that mess.

A long read but really fascinating!

[John Lyman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great complement to "Doctor Dealer" with some overlap, but written from a different angle, for the most part. Glad I read DD first. Crazy story, interesting read. I’m glad there were a few pictures, albeit largely weak ones. I wish there were more.

[Chet · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story itself warrants a five star rating: an ivy-league dentist who leads a secret life as a cocaine dealer.

However, the author showed obvious partiality throughout the book. As a reporter, she is not objective. In addition, she takes a condescending tone with those involved in the ring. In addition, some of the dialogue present in the book is made up by the author. Other than that, this book is excellent.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it - knew the one dentist personally growing up. Great Philadelphia story.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating story. Someone I knew was part of the cocaine ring this book describes so it is even more interesting to me.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great true crime book. Amazing how Larry's life reads like a movie script. If you like true crime this is a great book.

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

more like 3.5 stars