During his tenure as the assistant district attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn, Turkus was involved in the prosecutions of "the board of directors of the death department" of the organized crime group that came to be known as the Syndicate. Collaborating with journalist Feder, he used his knowledge of "Murder, Inc." gained from the investigation to detail their origins, describe some of their exploits, and discuss the prosecutions in a style meant to appeal to a mass audience. This is a paperbound edition of a work first published in 1951. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)