Overview
""The inside story of a single Brooklyn gang that killed more Americans than the Iraqi army.""-Mike McAlary, columnist, New York Post They were the DeMeo gang-the most deadly hit men in organized crime. Their Mafia higher-ups came to know, use, and ultimately fear them as the Murder Machine. They killed for profit and for pleasure, following cold-blooded plans and wild whims, from the mean streets of New York to the Florida Gold Coast, and from coast to coast. Now complete with personal revelations of one of the key players, this is the savage story that leaves no corpse unturned in its terrifying telling. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Full Product Details
Author: Gene Mustain ,
Jerry Capeci
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Edition: Updated ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 10.60cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 17.10cm
Weight: 0.261kg
ISBN: 9780451403872
ISBN 10: 0451403878
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 July 1993
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
-The scariest book ever about the mob.---Pete Hamill -A murderous crew that every wise guy in New York was afraid of...compelling and authoritative.---Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy -Vivid...hair-raising...fascinating...the best mob book in recent memory.---Kirkus Reviews The scariest book ever about the mob. --Pete Hamill A murderous crew that every wise guy in New York was afraid of...compelling and authoritative. --Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy Vivid...hair-raising...fascinating...the best mob book in recent memory. --Kirkus Reviews The scariest book ever about the mob. Pete Hamill A murderous crew that every wise guy in New York was afraid of...compelling and authoritative. Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy Vivid...hair-raising...fascinating...the best mob book in recent memory. Kirkus Reviews
""The scariest book ever about the mob.""—Pete Hamill ""A murderous crew that every wise guy in New York was afraid of...compelling and authoritative.""—Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy ""Vivid...hair-raising...fascinating...the best mob book in recent memory.""—Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Jerry Capeci is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the Mafia and organized crime. He covered the crime beat for both the New York Daily News and the New York Post (and was the only newspaperman to sneak his way into Carlo Gambino's funeral in 1976) for more than 20 years. He is the co-author of Murder Machine, the terrifying saga of Roy DeMeo's bloodthirsty Mafia crew, and Gotti- Rise & Fall. A native of the mean streets of Bath Beach, Brooklyn, he now lives in Manhattan. Gene Mustain is the co-author of Murder Machine and the author ofMob Star.
