Son of Scarface

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name = Son of Scarface Author, Chris Knight Capone


author = Chris Knight Capone
country = United States
language = English
genre = Non-Fiction True Crime Autobiography
publisher = New Era Publishing
release_date = 2007
media_type = Print
pages = 291 pp
isbn = ISBN 9780615156651

"Son of Scarface: A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone", is the true story of a 13-year-old- boy who discovers at his own elusive father’s funeral that his grandfather was none other than the infamous Chicago gangster, Al Capone (aka Scarface.)

The autobiography by Chris W. Knight (Chris Knight Capone) chronicles the author's broken childhood as he tries to uncover family secrets that his abusive mother violently forbids him and his sister from pursuing. In this stranger-than-fiction story, Chris Knight Capone is not allowed to have any friends or to even to leave the family compound as a child.

Only as an adult is Chris Knight Capone able to uncover the dark secrets of his grandfather Al Capone and of his own father, William Knight, a man who had a fraudulent birth certificate and lived under an assumed identity. [ [http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=books&sc2=reviews&sc3=biography&id=53152 Edge Boston Interview] ]

After years of meticulous research, the help of private investigators, genealogical research, and a courage to face the truth of his own identity, Chris Knight Capone confirmed that he was in fact the offspring of the world’s most notorious gangster. [ [www.sonofscarface.com/chicago_sun_times.pdf] ]

Author Bio

Chris Knight Capone is a Real Estate entrepreneur with an MBA from Suffolk University and a degree in accounting from Rider University. He works in New Jersey and resides part time there and part-time in Massachusetts.

Critical Analysis

“Son of Scarface” is a fascinating story of soul searching, skeletons and epiphanies. Next time he wants to dig around looking for treasure, Geraldo Rivera should start here.”
-Lesley Abravanel, Miami Herald

“Chris Knight’s riveting story takes us along on his painful and soul baring journey as he uncovers and reveals the dark skeletons that have been deliberately buried in his notorious antecedent’s cupboard.”
-Ivor Davis, The Davis Group, California

“The search for self is unending. But when the search is impeded by questions of truth and the veracity of assumed lineage, the seeker is thrown into an almost unimaginable quandary. Son of Scarface is an extraordinarily well-written account of just such a personal journey. Its venture into the life of one of America’s most notorious gangland figures is particularly scintillating.”
-Kerr Zukus, author, THE FOURTH HOUSE

References

External links

* [http://www.sonofscarface.com Chris Knight Capone Website]
* [http://www.24hourforums.com/forum61/18012.html Q&A with Chris Knight Capone]
* [http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/scarface/son/prweb723823.htm Billboard]
* [http://www.chriscapone.com Chris Capone placeholder website]
* [http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/02/26/Al_Capones_grandson_releases_memoir/UPI-34421204059965/ UPI blurb]