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 93
The plan now was to wait for Masseria to appear in the court , and as he passed
in front of the windows of the new ... had departed , Masseria still had not shown
his face ; later it was learned that Masseria had waited to be the last one out .
The plan now was to wait for Masseria to appear in the court , and as he passed
in front of the windows of the new ... had departed , Masseria still had not shown
his face ; later it was learned that Masseria had waited to be the last one out .
Page 115
Let's wait for Bobby Doyle . Stay out of sight , and don't get into ... there are no
police records . Meanwhile , Doyle was finally released from custody after the
Maranzano murder : All this time I am waiting for Bobby to come out , and now I
find ...
Let's wait for Bobby Doyle . Stay out of sight , and don't get into ... there are no
police records . Meanwhile , Doyle was finally released from custody after the
Maranzano murder : All this time I am waiting for Bobby to come out , and now I
find ...
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... the pretext to take him unawares . “ Stay at the restaurant every night after you
close , ” Bender told Valachi , " until you hear from me . If I say go home , go home
. If I say wait , wait . * Franse's murder , according to Valachi , was brutal : [ 231 ]
... the pretext to take him unawares . “ Stay at the restaurant every night after you
close , ” Bender told Valachi , " until you hear from me . If I say go home , go home
. If I say wait , wait . * Franse's murder , according to Valachi , was brutal : [ 231 ]
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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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