The Valachi Papers
by Harper Paperbacks

	The Valachi Papers
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Book Description

<h4><center> The First Inside Account of the Mafia </center></h4> <p> 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. </p> <p> The rest is history. </p> <p> 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. </p>

Reader Reviews

This is the second time I read this title. And, like the first time, it was great! Valachi gives the Mafia buff a gem of an expose with this title's author, Peter Maas. No matter what the others say, this is the primer on the Mob. Pick this one up before you consider the others and you'll get something to compare the others with....