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 97
In English Cosa Nostra would mean " this thing of ours . " It comes before
everything ... 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 ...
In English Cosa Nostra would mean " this thing of ours . " It comes before
everything ... 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 ...
Page 156
The night manager approached him on one such occasion and explained that
other clients were expressing some dismay at his presence . " You mean you don
't want me to come here anymore ? Costello said . " If it were up to me , " the night
...
The night manager approached him on one such occasion and explained that
other clients were expressing some dismay at his presence . " You mean you don
't want me to come here anymore ? Costello said . " If it were up to me , " the night
...
Page 165
You understand what I mean when I say “ in . " He got him in the organization ,
this Cosa ... 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 [
165 ]
You understand what I mean when I say “ in . " He got him in the organization ,
this Cosa ... 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 [
165 ]
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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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