The Valachi PapersThe First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crimefrom the capos, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who "clipped" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers -- and where the bodies were buried -- Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposÉ . broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands I today as the classic about America's Mob, a fascinat ing tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder. |
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has dealt with the Cosa Nostra at such close quarters , known its nature so well or seen so much that it often could do so little about . The Narcotics Bureau , unlike the FBI , which tends to look down its nose at it , does not depend ...
has dealt with the Cosa Nostra at such close quarters , known its nature so well or seen so much that it often could do so little about . The Narcotics Bureau , unlike the FBI , which tends to look down its nose at it , does not depend ...
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See Costello , 85 , 109 , 131 , 209 , 231 Frank Boss ( capo ) , in Family of Cosa Catania , Joseph ( Joe Baker ) , 100-2 Nostra , 38 , 105 ; in New York Catena , Gerardo ( Jerry ) , 239 , 261 City , 39 Chicago Cosa Nostra , 89 , 118 ...
See Costello , 85 , 109 , 131 , 209 , 231 Frank Boss ( capo ) , in Family of Cosa Catania , Joseph ( Joe Baker ) , 100-2 Nostra , 38 , 105 ; in New York Catena , Gerardo ( Jerry ) , 239 , 261 City , 39 Chicago Cosa Nostra , 89 , 118 ...
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See also Schultz , DeQuatro , Dominick ( Dom the Dutch Sailor ) , 154 , 236 Florida , Cosa Nostra boss of , 249 DeSimone , Frank , 248 , 272 Flynn , James P. , 36–38 , 40-41 , 43 , 45 Detroit Cosa Nostra , 249 , 270 Fort Monmouth ...
See also Schultz , DeQuatro , Dominick ( Dom the Dutch Sailor ) , 154 , 236 Florida , Cosa Nostra boss of , 249 DeSimone , Frank , 248 , 272 Flynn , James P. , 36–38 , 40-41 , 43 , 45 Detroit Cosa Nostra , 249 , 270 Fort Monmouth ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 Jan 2007 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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