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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For another , " everybody " knew the jail was regularly used by the Bureau of
Narcotics to question informers , and it would be just a matter of time before the
Cosa Nostra tracked him down . Then , applying the clincher , he protested , “ If
the ...
For another , " everybody " knew the jail was regularly used by the Bureau of
Narcotics to question informers , and it would be just a matter of time before the
Cosa Nostra tracked him down . Then , applying the clincher , he protested , “ If
the ...
Page 124
A couple of days later Bobby Doyle and me started talking about her somehow .
Bobby knew the family pretty good . He even knew the old man before Masseria
had him killed . Bobby told me that his wife , Lena , was saying that Mildred liked
...
A couple of days later Bobby Doyle and me started talking about her somehow .
Bobby knew the family pretty good . He even knew the old man before Masseria
had him killed . Bobby told me that his wife , Lena , was saying that Mildred liked
...
Page 272
I knew something was in the air , ” he says , " and that it was very serious . It looks
like they are trying to make me crack up , but I ain't going to let it happen . I went
to Vito and said , ' How can you let them treat me like a dog ? ' and he said , “ I'll ...
I knew something was in the air , ” he says , " and that it was very serious . It looks
like they are trying to make me crack up , but I ain't going to let it happen . I went
to Vito and said , ' How can you let them treat me like a dog ? ' and he said , “ I'll ...
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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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