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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Costello preferred to use political connections , instead of muscle , to advance his fortunes . But to hear him tell it , he had no more influence than any other man who lived in one neighborhood for many years .
Costello preferred to use political connections , instead of muscle , to advance his fortunes . But to hear him tell it , he had no more influence than any other man who lived in one neighborhood for many years .
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The gunman in his haste had aimed badly , and the bullet only creased Costello's skull . It was the culmination of Genovese's drive against Costello that had been launched with the murder of Willie Moretti , and it signaled the start of ...
The gunman in his haste had aimed badly , and the bullet only creased Costello's skull . It was the culmination of Genovese's drive against Costello that had been launched with the murder of Willie Moretti , and it signaled the start of ...
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Costello , called by the prosecution , maintained that he had not seen the man who shot him and could not imagine who ... Costello's docile reaction settled the matter , and even though he had survived the shooting , he was effectively ...
Costello , called by the prosecution , maintained that he had not seen the man who shot him and could not imagine who ... Costello's docile reaction settled the matter , and even though he had survived the shooting , he was effectively ...
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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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