Overview
The story of Canada's most infamous mafia family, the Rizzutos, is finally available in English, updated to include shocking events and revelations that followed its newsmaking publication in Quebec. Mafia Inc. reveals how the Rizzuto clan built their Canadian empire through force and corruption, alliances and compromises to become one of the most powerful criminal organisations in North America. Following the shocking news of Nicolo Rizzuto's assasination, the epic story of the Rizzuto clan is far from over.
Full Product Details
Author: Andre Cedilot ,
Andre Noel ,
Michael Gilson
Publisher: Random House Canada
Imprint: Random House Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.820kg
ISBN: 9780307360403
ISBN 10: 0307360407
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 16 February 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
If you read only one book this year, it must be Mafia Inc. It reads like a thriller because it is one. . . . You'll understand . . . why some Mafia members target the highest of public offices, not just in municipal government but at the provincial and federal levels too. . . . To understand how this powder keg came to be, you must read Mafia Inc. <br>-- Le Devoir <br> <br> Mafia Inc . is a book that will be read for the next twenty years. Now that it has laid out for us how the Mafia insinuates itself into the legitimate economy and certain political channels . . . it is all suddenly visible to the naked eye. <br> --La Presse
FINALIST 2012 Governor General s Literary Award for Translation If you read only one book this year, it must be Mafia Inc. It reads like a thriller because it is one. . . . You ll understand . . . why some Mafia members target the highest of public offices, not just in municipal government but at the provincial and federal levels too. . . . To understand how this powder keg came to be, you must read Mafia Inc. Le Devoir Mafia Inc. is a book that will be read for the next twenty years. Now that it has laid out for us how the Mafia insinuates itself into the legitimate economy and certain political channels . . . it is all suddenly visible to the naked eye. La Presse
Author Information
ANDRÉ CÉDILOT was a justice reporter at Montréal's La Presse for 35 years, with a special interest in Italian mafia and organized crime. Often interviewed as an authority on these subjects, he regularly acts as a consultant for documentaries and television series. ANDRÉ NOËL has been an investigative reporter at La Presse for over 20 years. His work has won him several prestigious awards in Québec and across Canada. He often writes with André Cédilot about the mafia. In the course of his career, he has published six books on a wide range of subjects.
