The most realistic book of them all is the Tim Newark book BUT i gotta quote Jimmy_Two_Times(older poster on this forum) and that is:"... not sure of his "credibility" but he does go out of his way to tear down the Luciano myth...i think perhaps he does that because it provides an alternative to established and accepted belief that he was instrumental in bringing organized crime into the 20th century. That said, I disagree with his premise completely."....and thats my opinion also.Looks like Lucky remains still the most mysterious gangster of them all.Some say hes overrated,some say that he's story is all true.....and thats the way its goin to continue...we will never know the real truth