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Title: Inept. Flat. Read Something Else.
Review: This feels like a book-length article from a pulp crime magazine like "True Detective" or "Crime Story Monthly." It's curiously bloodless (figuratively & stylistically) and lurches along without highlighting the flashy stuff. It's almost a complete misfire-- if you want to know about Legs Diamond, read something else (William Kennedy's fictionalized version, for instance).
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