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Title: Don't Waste Your Time or Money on This One
Review: Be forewarned. If you're seeking a reasonably factual depiction of the criminal career of Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, I would strongly recommend that you pass this one by. This book is even more inaccurate than the highly fictionalized movie upon which it was based. For starters, the story begins with Coll alive and well and plotting a coup in the Spring of 1932, long after the real Vincent Coll was dead and buried. Must I go on? I am embarrassed to admit that I had literally spent years attempting to track this book down. As soon as I saw the cover, I knew I was in for a major disappointment. To the publisher's credit, it is stated that the book was based upon the movie of the same name. I was unaware of this, however, until I actually procured a copy. "Mad Dog" Coll by Steve Thurman is currently out of print and unavailable. May it rest in peace.
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