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 64
The best thing to do was stay out of his way unless you were looking for a beating
. Then one day Brother Abel died . They put his body on display in the chapel . I'll
never forget it . All the kids from the five yards of the protectory had to line up to ...
The best thing to do was stay out of his way unless you were looking for a beating
. Then one day Brother Abel died . They put his body on display in the chapel . I'll
never forget it . All the kids from the five yards of the protectory had to line up to ...
Page 114
Stay put , ” Lucchese told him . " You're safe where you are . I'll see what I can do
. " Two days later Lucchese called back and said that he and Gagliano wanted to
see him . When he arrived , he recalls that Lucchese did most of the talking .
Stay put , ” Lucchese told him . " You're safe where you are . I'll see what I can do
. " Two days later Lucchese called back and said that he and Gagliano wanted to
see him . When he arrived , he recalls that Lucchese did most of the talking .
Page 269
During his brief stay in Atlanta Genovese stayed in his cell , and Valachi did not
see him . Before he left , however , he was given an ominous message from
Genovese expressing the " hope " that he would be back . There was also
something ...
During his brief stay in Atlanta Genovese stayed in his cell , and Valachi did not
see him . Before he left , however , he was given an ominous message from
Genovese expressing the " hope " that he would be back . There was also
something ...
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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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