Half a dozen films have been made about him, and several more are in various stages of development. A new biography appeared in May, and a heavily documented study of the gangster era of the 1930s, when Dillinger flourished, was published this month. Several new works seek to capture the contradictions of this charming bandit. The contradictions of Dillinger, who was beloved by many ordinary people even as law enforcement agents relentlessly pursued him, still have a hold on the American imagination.
Many people here are still in thrall to his memory. With access to the thousands of sources collected in the world's foremost Dillinger archives,including dozens of photographs,New York Times bestselling author Matera describes every robbery, shoot-out, and prison escape as though he had choreographed them himself.Although Indiana lays a claim to him because he was born there, and although he robbed banks in at least five states in his 13-month crime spree, Dillinger returned time and again to Chicago. When caught, Dillinger staged one of the most harrowing prison escapes imaginable,only to finally be betrayed by the infamous "Lady in Red." John Dillinger brings to light bank robberies never before reported detailed plans for major crimes that Dillinger nearly implemented the revelation that the Lady in Red was actually a police plant and the startling motives behind John Dillinger's execution by rogue FBI agents. Dillinger and his bank-robbing gang cut a criminal swath never to be equaled, thrilling a nation in the throes of the Great Depression. John Dillinger is an adrenaline-fueled narrative that reignites America's fascination with the suave and deadly desperado who became the FBI's first Public Enemy, whose story,until now,has been riddled with rumors and fiction.
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