Scarface and the Untouchable

Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago

By: Max Allan Collins, A. Brad Schwartz

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Max Allan Collins, A. Brad Schwartz

A thrilling magnum opus on America's great crime epic

A Mystery Writers of America “Grand Master” - author of the gangster classic Road to Perdition, longtime Dick Tracy writer, and multiple Shamus Award winner - teams with an acclaimed rising young historian in this riveting, myth-shattering dual portrait of Al Capone, America’s most notorious gangster, and Eliot Ness, the legendary Prohibition agent whose extraordinary investigative work crippled his organization. Written with novelistic pacing and underpinned by groundbreaking research, Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz's Scarface and the Untouchable delivers - at last - the definitive account of the “Battle for Chicago”, the iconic struggle between the mythic yet real combatants who have captivated the world for 90 years.

©2018 Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Great Storytelling and Historical Perspective

This book was very clearly a labor of love and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The authors took a lot of care to research their material and present it in a way that was unique.

Forever Intertwined in the Prohibition years.

Al Capone and Eliot Ness are both Synonymous with Prohibition and fight against Organized crime. This book is a parallel biography of these two men who both left their mark in the world. The writers do an excellent job of telling the real story, instead of the romanticized , if somewhat inaccurate portrayal of these two men from the 1987 movie, The Untouchables, with Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery. My wife, who grew up in the South Side of Chicago, also found this book to be very interesting, as well.

Best Capone Book

Out of everything I’ve read about Capone, this takes the top prize. Excellent details about Capone and Ness.

Chicago Kid

wow the was an enlightening 'read'. I was thoroughly impressed with the history and appreciated the mention of the neighborhoods and addresses, as I am a proud product of West Pullman, but loved the mention of Kensington, Pullman, and Roseland as well. I am familiar with the Cicero Racetracks and the addresses mentioned had me in my mind's eye.

I have a new appreciation for Alphonse, he and Charlie lucky are two of my favorite gangsters and this telling shows how although ruthless Al was a human being that loved people and that because of his popularity he was more targeted to fall than other bootleg operations and that Judicial bias and Defense ineptitude is what really sent him away.

Al is the most famous person from Chicago - Period. And Chicago should stop denying history, when no one remembers Michael Jordan they will remember Alphonse Capone.

Elliot Ness does not get his just due, he is possibly the second most notable law enforcement name in US History, he most definitely should surpass J Edgar who was a manager not a boots on the ground LEO, and only tied with maybe Wyatt Earp as the most famous US LEO.

thank you for this book, a great listen and I look to purchase the book for reference and as a collection for my library.

A feast for Capone/Ness buffs!

Rich in detail, beautifully written and excellently narrated, this book is marvelous to listen to.

HERE ISTHE REAL STORY OF NESS AND CAPONE!!

I have read several books, seen quite a few documentaries on both subjects. And I loved the original TV series of The Untouchables ( And yes, I loved the 1987 film version..I know,I know..I'm from Chicago) and yet I knew that the film version wasn't true for the most part. But this book provided so much information and how Capone' trial was more complicated than I thought, and Ness's life in Chicago was great to listen to. But what I appreciated was the just due your book gave to Eliot Ness. I've read the criticisms for years about Ness, and it seemed so unfair, particularly from Alderman Burke, who is now facing legal trouble of his own (for what else, alleged corruption). Ness and his Untouchables ,were awesome and brave who really believed in justice, and worked to bring down the world's most famous gangster. Thank you for this balanced look into the life and work of Eliot Ness.

Thorough

Incredibly well researched and detailed book. Forget other books, movies, mini-series, etc. This book is the real story of Ness V. Capone.

It is Great story.

This was enjoyable, but told me more details than what I expected. The Childhood details, Schools, Parents. I enjoyed the story in the years of Battle of Chicago.

A great deal of detail

A well written and in depth study of Al Capone, Elliot Ness, and their role in the prohibition era. Unless one is a true history buff, I would suggest fast forwarding through some of the superfluous detail.

A non-fiction novel

A credit will cover your whole seat to this story but you’ll only need the edge! This true to life story of Al Capone will keep you captivated and wanting more!