Hank Messick Books in Order

Henry "Hank" Hicks Messick was an American investigative journalist and author, specializing in writing about organized crime. He was best known for his biography of Meyer Lansky.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Hank Messick

  • #1
    Syndicate Wife: The Story Of Ann Drahmann Coppola(1968)
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  • #2
    The Syndicate Abroad(1969)
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  • #3
    Lansky(1971)
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  • #4
    The Mobs and the Mafia: The Illustrated History of Organized Crime(1972)
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  • #5
    The Beauties and the Beasts: The Mob in Show Business(1973)
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  • #6
    Gangs and Gangsters. The Illustrated History of Gangs from Jesse James to Murph the Surf(1974)
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  • #7
    The Private Lives of Public Enemies(1974)
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  • #8
    Kidnapping: The Illustrated History(1974)
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  • #9
    King's Mountain: The epic of the Blue Ridge "mountain men" in the American Revolution(1976)
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  • #10
    The Only Game in Town: An Illustrated History of Gambling(1976)
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  • #11
    The Politics of Prosecution: Jim Thompson, Marje Everett, Richard Nixon & the Trial of Otto Kerner(1978)
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  • #12
    Of Grass and Snow: The Secret Criminal Elite(1979)
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  • #13
    Desert Sanctuary(1987)
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  • #14
    Razzle Dazzle(1995)
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About Hank Messick

Henry "Hank" Hicks Messick was an American investigative journalist and author, specializing in writing about organized crime. He was best known for his biography of Meyer Lansky.

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