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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So when all the runners come around that night , we tell them it ain't official yet ,
there's something wrong , and we got to wait for twenty - four hours . Then , when
the bets come in the next day , Willie calls and asks for a couple of our bad ...
So when all the runners come around that night , we tell them it ain't official yet ,
there's something wrong , and we got to wait for twenty - four hours . Then , when
the bets come in the next day , Willie calls and asks for a couple of our bad ...
Page 183
Tony has the form sheets with him , and right away he the race and says , " Hey ,
he is up against a horse that ain't lost this year . “ I say , “ I ain't going to argue
with you . This kid told me the other horse will get beat tomorrow , and the kid ...
Tony has the form sheets with him , and right away he the race and says , " Hey ,
he is up against a horse that ain't lost this year . “ I say , “ I ain't going to argue
with you . This kid told me the other horse will get beat tomorrow , and the kid ...
Page 241
He is my own lieutenant , and that is bad enough . But I can't explain even to Pat ,
who ain't a member yetjust proposed - that Tony has us because we ain't
supposed to be fooling around with junk , and I can't make a beef . Now with all
the ...
He is my own lieutenant , and that is bad enough . But I can't explain even to Pat ,
who ain't a member yetjust proposed - that Tony has us because we ain't
supposed to be fooling around with junk , and I can't make a beef . Now with all
the ...
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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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