Featured here is the title, The Hoods, by Harry Grey. Signet Books: Stated Seventh Printing, January, 1959. 351 pages. Manufactured in the United States of America.

This copy is in Good/Very Good vintage condition.  Grease pencil mark on cover.  No other major flaws.  Tight square spine. Clean tight pages with faint aging.  See photos.

About the author: Harry Grey (1901 - 1980), aka Herschel Goldberg, was an American writer of Russian Jewish heritage. The Hoods was his first book and the inspiration for the 1984 movie Once Upon a Time in America, by Sergio Leone, featuring Robert de Niro.

"This book by Harry Grey -- an ex-Hood himself -- will shock you, but you must read it. He dares to tell the truth about cold-blooded killer mobs and how they work." -- Mickey Spillane