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The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100399108327
ISBN-139780399108327
eBay Product ID (ePID)49005763
Product Key Features
TopicGeneral, Organized Crime
Book TitleValachi Papers
Publication Year1968
LanguageEnglish
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime
AuthorPeter Maas
FormatOther
Additional Product Features
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal364.14/06
SynopsisThe 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.