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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out of the spot I'm on is to go with Vito , who is with Charley Lucky . That way ,
nobody can ever question where I stand . So I call Bobby , and he says he has
made a meet with Vito Genovese for tomorrow . Then he says , “ You know where
you ...
out of the spot I'm on is to go with Vito , who is with Charley Lucky . That way ,
nobody can ever question where I stand . So I call Bobby , and he says he has
made a meet with Vito Genovese for tomorrow . Then he says , “ You know where
you ...
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A missing persons bulletin had been sent out re Monaco on September 10. His
car was eventually discovered parked on 46th Street near Park Avenue , New
York City . ) I asked Vito how come there had to be these killings , and he said
that ...
A missing persons bulletin had been sent out re Monaco on September 10. His
car was eventually discovered parked on 46th Street near Park Avenue , New
York City . ) I asked Vito how come there had to be these killings , and he said
that ...
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No one on earth can match him for his treachery except Tony Bender , and I
blame Vito Genovese for making Tony think he is such a big guy . They are all
dogs to me . I'm sorry I ever got mixed up with them . When Bobby got me to go
with Vito ...
No one on earth can match him for his treachery except Tony Bender , and I
blame Vito Genovese for making Tony think he is such a big guy . They are all
dogs to me . I'm sorry I ever got mixed up with them . When Bobby got me to go
with Vito ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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