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Page 59
When this strategy completely backfired , they continued to hammer away at
Valachi , endlessly trying to catch him in a contradiction about his own past in
order to discredit his memory , then attempting to prove that he had been
coached on ...
When this strategy completely backfired , they continued to hammer away at
Valachi , endlessly trying to catch him in a contradiction about his own past in
order to discredit his memory , then attempting to prove that he had been
coached on ...
Page 186
on considerably firmer ground when , as happened periodically , someone tried
to cross him at the track . A memorable attempt ... If I let this guy clip me , the word
will travel , and everybody will be trying something against me . That is the way ...
on considerably firmer ground when , as happened periodically , someone tried
to cross him at the track . A memorable attempt ... If I let this guy clip me , the word
will travel , and everybody will be trying something against me . That is the way ...
Page 201
What I mean is there is a lot of animosity among the soldiers in these Families ,
and one guy is always trying to take away another guy's numbers runner or move
into a book - making operation or grab a shylocking customer . So you can see ...
What I mean is there is a lot of animosity among the soldiers in these Families ,
and one guy is always trying to take away another guy's numbers runner or move
into a book - making operation or grab a shylocking customer . So you can see ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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