-Titulo Original : The Valachi Papers
-Fabricante :
Harper Perennial
-Descripcion Original:
About the Author Peter Maass is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Underboss. His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, and In a Childs Name. He lives in New York City. The First Inside Account of the MafiaIn the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New Yorks Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mobs code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crime from 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 Americas major crime figures.The rest is history.Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachis name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning expose. broke the back of Americas Cosa Nostra and stands today as the classic about Americas Mob, a fascinating tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder.
-Fabricante :
Harper Perennial
-Descripcion Original:
About the Author Peter Maass is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Underboss. His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, and In a Childs Name. He lives in New York City. The First Inside Account of the MafiaIn the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New Yorks Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mobs code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crime from 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 Americas major crime figures.The rest is history.Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachis name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning expose. broke the back of Americas Cosa Nostra and stands today as the classic about Americas Mob, a fascinating tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder.


