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The Mammoth Book of the Mafia
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Mammoth Book of the Mafia
Contributors:
By (Author) Nigel Cawthorne
Series:
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Robinson Publishing
Publication Date:
25th June 2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
364.106
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
480
Dimensions:
Width 162mm, Height 201mm, Spine 32mm
Weight:
342g
Description
30 inside stories of the American Mafia, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta
Images of life in the Mob pervade our film and TV screens, some glamorous, some horrific - what is the reality Investigative journalist Roger Wilkes has put together the largest ever collection of insider stories from prominent ex-mafiosi, infiltrators and award-winning writers. It contains tell-all accounts by the likes of:Richard 'The Iceman' Kuklinski, the contract killer who claimed to have murdered over 200 people in a career lasting 43 years.Frankie Saggio, who 'freelanced' for all five of New York's Mafia families, narrowly escaping assassination before being busted for a major scam.Joey Black, the Hitman, chillingly professional murderer of 38 victims and regarded by many as the 'original Soprano'.Albert DeMeo, the son of a gangster, who later became a lawyer.'Donnie Brasco', real name Joseph Pistone, the FBI agent, who worked undercover in the Bonanno and Colombo crime families in New York for six years.Tommaso Buscetta, the Sicilian mafioso, the first pentito, or informant, of real significance to break omerta. The two judges with whom he worked, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, were both later killed by the Mafia.This is the reality of the world of men you wouldn't want to cross.Author Bio
Nigel Cawthorne is the author of Military Commanders, and Vietnam - A War Lost and Won. His writing has appeared in over a hundred and fifty newspapers, magazines and partworks - from the Sun to the Financial Times, and from Flatbush Life to The New York Tribune. He lives in London.
