Balls: The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster

De: Scott M. Deitche, Ken Sanz

Narrado por: Chris Sorensen

Eddie Trascher was a gentleman gangster, but he never wanted to be part of the mob. For 50 years, from the pre-Castro Havana casinos to Los Angeles, Trascher stole from mob-owned casinos, scammed gangsters, and was one of the top bookies in the country. He capped his career as a confidential informant for Florida law enforcement and was the source for getting inside the Trafficante Mafia family.

Balls is written by Scott Dietche and Ken Sanz. Sanz is a former Florida Department of Law enforcement special agent, and was Eddie's handler and friend for over 20 years.

©2009 Ken Sanz and Edward J. Trascher, first Skyhorse Publishing edition 2015 (P)2014 Audible Inc.

should be in Netflix series

great book amazing look at history throughout that era
one of those gangster stories I've never knew about but I'm glad I do now

Excellent read

The story is one you never hear about but reals of truth brings back the old world Vegas. Most hear to believe

The Real World

Excellent story about real life in the world of crime.Eddie Trasher presents another aspect of the criminal world.

worst voice

this was so unpleasant to listen to I just threw in the towel. who talks like that?

Entertaining Old Vegas Story

Balls is an entertaining tale of Eddie Trascher's story. I really enjoyed learning more about old Vegas and seeing how Eddie's life evolved over time. I would have liked it better if the book was written in more of a story format, and I feel like biographies lend themselves to that style. I can see how this could make a really great Netflix/HBO series. Overall, great, interesting story, just now quite my style preference.