Praise for Handsome Johnny : "No one knew more about the mob, Hollywood and Las Vegas than Johnny Rosselli, and Lee Server got it all in Handsome Johnny ." --Nicholas Pileggi, author/screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino "No one slices and dices true tales like Lee Server. In Handsome Johnny, he cracks the vault of time to reveal long-buried secrets. Maybe even this country's biggest secret.Fast-paced, insightful, bold, witty, and masterfully told." --James Gladstone, Executive V.P. Lionsgate Entertainment and author of The Man Who Seduced Hollywood "The incredible life of Handsome Johnny, a gangster worthy of the movies.
Server's biography not only provides a window into Rosselli's life but also contextualizes a time when Hollywood, politics and organized crime were inextricably linked." -- The Washington Post "Written in the snappy style of a hardboiled detective novel.an in-depth history of the growth, development and eventual decline of organized crime in America." -- The Economist " Based upon years of research, written with compelling style and vivid detail, HANDSOME JOHNNY is a rich rollercoaster of a biography." --TCM.com Movie News "Server employs evocative phrasing to luridly examine the shady underbelly of movies, moguls, and politics from the 1930s through the '60s, all through the prism of the charming Rosselli. Filled with crackerjack writing and Damon Runyonesque characters, this entertaining page-turner is a rich look at one of organized crime's most intriguing characters." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A definitive rags-to-riches biography.
Paced like a fine piece of fiction, this is a handsomely written chronicle of an interesting mob character." -- Kirkus Reviews " Author Lee Server has done his homework on Handsome Johnny and no stone is left un-turned. It's a fascinating look the the mob, it's influence, it's muscle and some of the biggest names of the day that were involved with the Mafia whether they wanted to be or not. One thing for sure is Johnny Rosselli didn't lead a boring life." --Red Carpet Crash " Lee Server does a bang-up job with this guy, not allowing endless detail to overwhelm the reader. I enjoyed the thrill ride from front cover to ending." --Stuff I Like blog " If the Mob history is your genre, then add this to the shelves of your library." --Melisende's Library blog Praise for Ava Gardner : Super.
-- USA Today Irresistible and finally heartbreaking. -- The Newark Star-Ledger Gardner's career, hard drinking and screen-worthy love affairs are all chronicled in Server's page-turner prose, doing justice to one of cinema's most beautiful faces. -- Publishers Weekly A no-holds-barred view of a larger-than-life star. -- Booklist.