The Valachi Papers |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 47
Page 57
The earliest organized Italian criminals in America , the Black Hand extortion rings , preyed almost exclusively on the vast majority of their decent , hardworking countrymen who had settled here . The name came from a crudely drawn ...
The earliest organized Italian criminals in America , the Black Hand extortion rings , preyed almost exclusively on the vast majority of their decent , hardworking countrymen who had settled here . The name came from a crudely drawn ...
Page 63
All at once I dove down on the floor under the dashboard , got my right hand on the gas pedal , and held the wheel with my left hand . You must understand that all this was done in a couple of seconds . I pushed down on the pedal as ...
All at once I dove down on the floor under the dashboard , got my right hand on the gas pedal , and held the wheel with my left hand . You must understand that all this was done in a couple of seconds . I pushed down on the pedal as ...
Page 73
All of a sudden I felt sort of a sting - that's the best I can describe it - under my left arm . I looked behind me , and I saw this LaTempa with a knife in his hand . By now Angelo had come out of the toilet and was standing there ...
All of a sudden I felt sort of a sting - that's the best I can describe it - under my left arm . I looked behind me , and I saw this LaTempa with a knife in his hand . By now Angelo had come out of the toilet and was standing there ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according ain't Anastasia asked Avenue began body boss boys Bronx brother brought Bureau called charge Charley City comes Cosa Nostra crime death Department don't Doyle everything explain Family figure finally Frank Genovese Giannini girl give going hand happened head heard horse idea Italian Italy Johnny Joseph Justice keep killed kind knew known later learned lieutenant look Luciano Lucky Maranzano matter mean meeting months move murder Narcotics Naturally never night numbers once operation organized police prison race racket recalls remember restaurant returned says Schultz shot side Sing started stay Street talk tell thing told Tony Bender took trouble trying turned underworld Valachi Vito wait week wife worry York
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |