hɪz bˈʊks ɑːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fjˈuː ɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl fˈɜːsthˈænd ɐkˈaʊnts ʌvðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl ɡˈæŋz ænd pəlˈiːs mˈɛθədz ʌv ðæt tˈaɪm.
His books are among the few reliable first-hand accounts of the criminal gangs and police methods of that time.