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INTRODUCTION

xiii

PARI I: MOBSTER MAMBO

1. FEELING LUCKY

3

2. THE MOB'S PLAYGROUND

30

3. EL JUDIO MARAVILLOSO

51

THE MARVELOUS JEW

4. WELL-CHARACTERED PEOPLE

72

5. RAZZLE-DAZZLE

93

6. THE GHOST OF JOSÉ MARTI

115

7. GAMBLER'S PARADISE

139

PART II: LA EAIGAÑADORA (THE DECEIVER)

8. ARRIVEDERCI, ROMA

161

9. A BULLET FOR EL PRESIDENTE

183

10. CARNIVAL OF FLESH

205

11. TROPICAL VENGEANCE

226

12. A HANDMADE WOMAN

247

13. THE SUN ALMOST RISES

268

14. "GET THE MONEY"

289

EPILOGUE

321

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

331

APPENDIX

335

NOTES

337

SOURCES

369

INDEX

381