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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He was found dead in the street , and the cops claimed it was a hit - and - run accident . I heard that they pulled him in for questioning and worked him over too much . My three sisters all got married , so I won't talk about them .
He was found dead in the street , and the cops claimed it was a hit - and - run accident . I heard that they pulled him in for questioning and worked him over too much . My three sisters all got married , so I won't talk about them .
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Bender said that he was about twenty - two years old and frequented a coffee shop on East 109th Street . Bender mentioned in passing that two brothers of Little Apples had tangled with Luciano and Genovese several years before and were ...
Bender said that he was about twenty - two years old and frequented a coffee shop on East 109th Street . Bender mentioned in passing that two brothers of Little Apples had tangled with Luciano and Genovese several years before and were ...
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He told Siano that he would be waiting for news of what happened at a restaurant on 114th Street and Second Avenue . In telephoning him , he added , Giannini was to be referred to as a girl . Then he reminded Siano that as soon as the ...
He told Siano that he would be waiting for news of what happened at a restaurant on 114th Street and Second Avenue . In telephoning him , he added , Giannini was to be referred to as a girl . Then he reminded Siano that as soon as the ...
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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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