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