It was the voice of his father, a new york city disc jockey who vanished before j. Moehringer weaves his tale around sutton, newly released from prison, traveling around new york city on christmas day 1969 with a captive audience pun intended of 2 newspaper men. Sutton saw only one way out and only one way to win the girl of his dreams. Willie sutton was born in the irish slums of brooklyn in 1901, and he came of age at a time when banks were out of control. Moehringer, a pulitzer prize winner for feature writing in 2000, brings infamous bank robber willie the actor sutton to life in his inventive debut novel after the memoir the tender bar. Moehringer is the author or coauthor of two previous books, both of them excellent. Moehringer does for bank robber willie sutton in this fascinating biographical novel of americas most successful bank robber newsday. Moehringer born december 7, 1964 is an american novelist and journalist. Moehringer also depicts willie as a hopeless romantic who falls deeply in love with bess. In chapter one, i chuckled when the prison stated that prisoners arent allowed to have psychology books. Moehringer does for bank robber willie sutton in this fascinating biographical novel of.
After reading this delightful, insightful, sad, funny, and at times disturbing book i now understand sutton was much more that just a bank robber. Moehringer is the author or co author of two previous books, both of them excellent. Moehringer brings willie sutton blazing back to life. A fictionalized account of willie sutton, one of the most notorious criminals in american history, traces his life, his doomed romance with his first love, and. Willie sutton was born in the squalid irish slums of brooklyn, in the fir.
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