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Books on Eppolito and Caracappa #712569
04/24/13 08:31 PM 04/24/13 08:31 PM
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What are the best books, if any on these two cops who worked for the Luccheses?

"Name one thing in this world that is not negotiable." Walter Hartwell White
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: tenpin477] #712574
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i recently read friends of the family, which was very good imo. Showed in detail who they tied the cops to the lucchese family, how investigators reached out to casso and others and their responses, etc.

Tommy Shots: They want me running the family, don't they know I have a young wife?
Sal Vitale: (laughs) Tommy, jump in, the water's fine.
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: tenpin477] #712575
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i recently read friends of the family, which was very good imo. Showed in detail who they tied the cops to the lucchese family, how investigators reached out to casso and others and their responses, etc.

Tommy Shots: They want me running the family, don't they know I have a young wife?
Sal Vitale: (laughs) Tommy, jump in, the water's fine.
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: Dapper_Don] #712612
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I had heard there was alot of unrelated police work by the author in that book

"Name one thing in this world that is not negotiable." Walter Hartwell White
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: tenpin477] #712849
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Mafia Cop is a decent read..

The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.

Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared

"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"

"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: DE NIRO] #712860
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What about "The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia" by Guy Lawson and William Oldham? Is it good?

Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:

1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."

2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: Dwalin2011] #713749
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Originally Posted By: Dwalin2011
What about "The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia" by Guy Lawson and William Oldham? Is it good?


I thought it was a great read, the best of the bunch on the subject. I read "Mafia Cops" and "Friends of the Family," but the "Brotherhoods" were better. Tommy Dades is kind of a douchebag at times.
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: tenpin477] #714921
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I read some books on them, and the one I liked best was The Good Rat: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin.
Re: Books on Eppolito and Caracappa [Re: tenpin477] #715778
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The Brotherhoods is a good read.

The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.

Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared

"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"

"Make Love Not War" John Lennon

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