{"product_id":"9781845299583","title":"The Mammoth Book of the Mafia","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Cawthorne, Nigel \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 25\/06\/2009,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 480 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781845299583,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 inside stories of the American Mafia, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Camorra and 'NdranghetaImages of life in the Mob pervade our film and TV screens, some glamorous, some horrific - what is the reality? Investigative journalist Roger Wilkes has put together the largest ever collection of insider stories from prominent ex-mafiosi, infiltrators and award-winning writers. It contains tell-all accounts by the likes of:Richard 'The Iceman' Kuklinski, the contract killer who claimed to have murdered over 200 people in a career lasting 43 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrankie Saggio, who 'freelanced' for all five of New York's Mafia families, narrowly escaping assassination before being busted for a major scam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoey Black, the Hitman, chillingly professional murderer of 38 victims and regarded by many as the 'original Soprano'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert DeMeo, the son of a gangster, who later became a lawyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Donnie Brasco', real name Joseph Pistone, the FBI agent, who worked undercover in the Bonanno and Colombo crime families in New York for six years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTommaso Buscetta, the Sicilian mafioso, the first pentito, or informant, of real significance to break omertà. The two judges with whom he worked, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, were both later killed by the Mafia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the reality of the world of men you wouldn't want to cross.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56754422612341,"sku":"9781845299583","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781845299583.jpg?v=1771323811","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781845299583","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}