I read the book years ago. Gravano always struck me as a complete hypocrite. To the feds, he tried to appear contrite and cooperative after deciding to become a protected witness. Yet, in the book, he was often boastful of his crimes and did not seem to have much sympathy for anyone of his victims.

The best story was how enraged Sammy became after a drug dealing, gun-toting Columbian aimed his gun at Sammy. This was after the two worked out a deal for Sammy to sell a nightclub to the drug dealer. Similar to Joe Pesci's "Goodfellas" character after the encounter with Billy Batts, Sammy left the scene fuming. Sammy came back later that night and killed the drug dealer, while also keeping much of the money that was paid for the nightclub.