Nonfiction about the Mafia

Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, by Joseph D. Pistone (1987)

A former FBI special agent tells how, posing as jewel thief Donnie Brasco, he lived as a Mafia insider for over six years and informed the FBI of the mob's involvement in extortion, gambling, theft, bribery, drug trafficking, and murder. BIO PISTONE JOSEPH Auto

Blood Covenant: The Michael Franzese Story, by Michael Franzese (2003)

Michael Franzese was a REAL mobster. And then one day he just walked away from all that. This guy is the real deal, and he has the crime record to prove it. Tried three times by Giuliani, millions of dollars ripped off from the government, and just walks away. 364.1092 FRANZESE Franzese

Bound by Honor: A Mafioso's Story, by Bill Bonnanno (2000)

A former high-ranking leader in one of America's most prominent crime families takes readers on a journey into the violent, chaotic world he had called his own, offering a profile of New York's Five Families and their operations. PBK NONFICT B.

The Coffey Files: One Cop's War Against the Mob, by Joe Coffey & Jerry Schmetterer (1991)

A former New York City cop describes his position commanding a special unit dedicated to solving Mafia murders, describing how his unit solved more than eighty mob murders and sent hundreds of mobsters to prison. BIO COFFEY JOSEPH Auto

The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia by Mike Dash (2009)

Using previously untapped Secret Service archives, prison records, and interviews with surviving family members, Dash presents the gripping story of the birth of the Italian Mafia in America, and brings to life the remarkable villains and unusual heroes of the Mafia's early years. 364.1 DASH

Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano (2007)

A groundbreaking account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra describes how this murderous organized crime network and its international associates have gained control of the Neapolitan region in such areas as construction, high fashion, illegal drug trafficking, and toxic waste disposal and its influence on every aspect of Neopolitan life.   364.1060945 SAVIANO.

Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba , by T.J. English (2008)

Draws on previously hidden historical sources and survivor interviews to profile mob-infiltrated Havana in the 1950s and cites the contributions of such figures as Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, in an account that traces the relationships between President Batista and such mafia leaders as Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano. 364.1 ENGLISH

Into the Heart of the Mafia, by David Lane (2010)

An Economist journalist presents an investigation into the criminal underworld of such Southern Italy regions as Calabria and Sicily, explaining the impact of globalization in strengthening organized crime in all areas of life from religion and politics to business and law enforcement. 364.1 LANE

A Man of Honor, by Joseph Bonanno with Sergio Lalli (1983)

In this autobiography, Joseph Bonanno provides a unique view of life inside the Mafia, describing the organization and its important figures and his vision of this closed society as a confederacy of men of honor. BIO BONANNO JOSEPH Autobiog Man of H

Mafia Dynasty, by John H. Davis (1993)

The author of The Kennedys traces the history of the Gambino crime family, from its beginnings in the 1920s through the conviction of John Gotti. 364.106 D294m

Mob Star: the Story of John Gotti, by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci (1988)

Two investigative journalists offer a behind-the-scenes look at New York mob chieftain John Gotti, who had then been able to elude the government's efforts to convict him on charges of murder, conspiracy, gambling and corruption. BIO GOTTI JOHN Mustain

Underboss, by Peter Maas (1997)

Describes the criminal career of Salvatore (Sammy the Bull) Gravano, who was second in command in the Gambino organized-crime family, and whose testimony helped convict mob leader John Gotti. 364.106 M112u

The Vatican Connection, by Richard Hammer (1982)

Offers a remarkable account of a multimillion-dollar deal in counterfeit stocks and bonds between the Mafia and the Vatican of Pope Paul VI, focusing on the work of New York police detective Joseph Coffey whose investigation broke the case. 364.163 H183v

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