IT'S AN ABSOLUTE STEAL AT THIS PRICE AND ESSENTIAL READING FOR ANYONE WITH A SERIOUS INTEREST IN HISTORICAL CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND IF YOU'RE ON THIS MAILING LIST YOU'RE SOMEONE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN "MADE" AS HAVING SUCH AN INTEREST. AND YOU'VE LIKELY GOT COLLEAGUES YOU COULD PASS THIS OFFER ON TO WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED.COMING SOON IN ON THE SPOT JOURNAL:
Eastern State Penitentiary: A Bastion of Solitude
by Gregory A. Peduto
The Capture of Waxey Gordon
by John Conway
Roy Gardner: Last of the Old West Badmen
by Robert E. Bates
The Last Days of the Brady Gang
by Richard Shaw
Whiskey Women, Moonshining Mamas, and Bootlegging Babes
by Kate Clabough
Plus Officer Memorials, News & Events, Book Reviews, etc.
And much more, including our FBI Centennial issue!
At long last: A true-crime journal by a writer and long-time researcher with a phenomenal memory who locates and evaluates original sources instead of repeating the mistakes perpetuated in books that are based on earlier books. His contributors are scrutinized for accuracy, and into his clutches have been falling more and more descendants of prominent outlaws and gangsters, all pleased by his nonjudgmental accounts of their family's black sheep who are as much a part of history as...well, let's say J. Edgar Hoover, whose G-men brought them down.
-- William J. Helmer, author or coauthor of The Gun That Made the Twenties Roar, Dillinger: The Untold Story, Public Enemies, Baby Face Nelson, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and The Complete Public Enemy Almanac.
On the Spot Journal is a fascinating, informative true crime periodical for anyone who is intrigued by the "Public Enemy Era", when roving gangs of bank robbers and bootleggers criss-crossed America's landscape. The Journal's articles cover a vast range of topics, from the adventures of John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd to the early years of the Mafia. With its copious illustrations, Rick and Linda Mattix have done a wonderful job of creating an accessible yet detailed contribution to criminal history. As the underworld flip side of The Bonfire of the Vanities, On The Spot is a crucial resource for all those who are interested in the not-too-long ago era of bathtub gin, flappers, Tommyguns, and irresistible lawlessness.
-- Daniel Waugh, author of Egan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-Era Gang that ruled St. Louis
On the Spot Journal is both an educational and fun resource on the early days of crime and crime prevention. The only one like it of its kind. The only thing more fun than contributing to it is reading it.
-- Patrick Downey, author of Gangster City: History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935 and Bad Seeds in the Big Apple: Bandits, Killers & Chaos in New York City 1920-1940
On the Spot certainly is. The articles are almost as good as being there when the incidents described took place. The magazine is a veritable history of crime in the United States with emphasis on organized crime and the John Dillinger era. I would recommend that every true crime fan subscribe at once. The articles are great, authentic and in luscious detail. The photos are a great addition to the text.
-- Arthur J. Bilek
Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, Loyola University and author of The First Vice Lord: Big Jim Colosimo and the Ladies of the Levee
SUBSCRIBE NOW -- DON'T MISS A SINGLE ACTION-PACKED ISSUE OF THE ONLY MAGAZINE IN AMERICA DEVOTED TO CRIME AND CRIME CONTROL IN THE CLASSIC GANGSTER ERA!
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