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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Page 124
When we left , I told Johnny that Mildred was a beautiful girl , all right , but her
family looked pretty strict to me , and I better not ... Anyway I figured I didn't know
how to act around her as I was only used to hanging around with dance - hall
girls .
When we left , I told Johnny that Mildred was a beautiful girl , all right , but her
family looked pretty strict to me , and I better not ... Anyway I figured I didn't know
how to act around her as I was only used to hanging around with dance - hall
girls .
Page 201
I was always careful to observe it even when I broke up with that dog Bobby
Doyle around 1940 , after I caught him sneaking up to my wife and sister - in - law
and telling them how I was hanging around with girls every night . Also there
were a ...
I was always careful to observe it even when I broke up with that dog Bobby
Doyle around 1940 , after I caught him sneaking up to my wife and sister - in - law
and telling them how I was hanging around with girls every night . Also there
were a ...
Page 261
After three months he had a falling out with the girl and headed upstate , stopping
in the village of Wingdale , near the Connecticut border . He remained there for
another month , then bought a trailer and went into Connecticut . Valachi vaguely
...
After three months he had a falling out with the girl and headed upstate , stopping
in the village of Wingdale , near the Connecticut border . He remained there for
another month , then bought a trailer and went into Connecticut . Valachi vaguely
...
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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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