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Page 97
In English Cosa Nostra would mean " this thing of ours . ... The first is that to betray the secret of Cosa Nostra means death without trial . Second , to violate any member's wife means death without trial . Look at them , admire them ...
In English Cosa Nostra would mean " this thing of ours . ... The first is that to betray the secret of Cosa Nostra means death without trial . Second , to violate any member's wife means death without trial . Look at them , admire them ...
Page 156
You mean you don't want me to come here anymore ? " Costello said . " If it were up to me , the night manager said , " you could come all you want . But we have been getting these complaints . You know how some people are .
You mean you don't want me to come here anymore ? " Costello said . " If it were up to me , the night manager said , " you could come all you want . But we have been getting these complaints . You know how some people are .
Page 165
You understand what I mean when I say " in . " He ” got him in the organization ... Of course , " he notes , " Prohibition is over for a long time , but this don't mean there ain't a market for alcohol . " Valachi knew of some potential ...
You understand what I mean when I say " in . " He ” got him in the organization ... Of course , " he notes , " Prohibition is over for a long time , but this don't mean there ain't a market for alcohol . " Valachi knew of some potential ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0399108327, 9780399108327 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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