Introduction The Real Eliot Ness 1(8)
Part I Rising Star
Chapter 1 Hardboiled
9(10)
Chapter 2 Mama's Boy
19(11)
Chapter 3 The Special Agents
30(11)
Chapter 4 Flaunting Their Badness
41(4)
Chapter 5 The Capone Fans
45(5)
Chapter 6 Good-Hearted Al
50(11)
Chapter 7 The First Step
61(6)
Chapter 8 Kid Stuff
67(13)
Chapter 9 How Close It Had Been
80(5)
Chapter 10 The Untouchables
85(11)
Chapter 11 A Real and Lasting Impression
96(10)
Chapter 12 It's Just Tuesday Night
106(7)
Part II Center of the Universe
Chapter 13 Chasing Moonshine
113(7)
Chapter 14 Real Work
120(12)
Chapter 15 Tough Babies
132(10)
Chapter 16 This Guy Ness Is Crazy
142(5)
Chapter 17 The Boy Wonder
147(6)
Chapter 18 Right to the Heart of Things
153(5)
Chapter 19 Victim No. 4
158(2)
Chapter 20 The Original Mystery Man
160(10)
Chapter 21 The Sadistic Type
170(14)
Chapter 22 Social Workers
184(6)
Chapter 23 The Virtues of Courage
190(3)
Chapter 24 Gun, Blackjack, and Brass Knuckles
193(11)
Chapter 25 Against Racketeers
204(7)
Chapter 26 The Doctor
211(9)
Chapter 27 An Unwelcome Surprise
220(7)
Chapter 28 Full of Love
227(9)
Chapter 29 Clearing House
236(11)
Chapter 30 L'Affaire Ness
247(5)
Chapter 31 This Is War
252(9)
Part III Falling Star
Chapter 32 Girls, Girls, Girls
261(11)
Chapter 33 Starting Over
272(4)
Chapter 34 Ness Is Necessary
276(8)
Chapter 35 Eliot-Am-Big-U-ous Ness
284(5)
Epilogue Literary Life 289(8)
Acknowledgments 297(2)
Notes 299(24)
Bibliography 323(4)
Index 327