I just finished "Miami Babylon," by Gerald Posner.



Not a mob book, per se, although it includes a detailed account of Chris Paciello's rise and fall as both a Staten Island thug and the self ordained club king of Miami Beach.

It covers the "gentrification" of Miami and Miami Beach in the years following the Mariel boatlift, which includes crooked cops, shady politicians and cocaine cowboys, all treated like celebrities in Sin City. It tells the story of how South Beach went from being a dilapidated senior community in the early 80s, to the east coast version of Las Vegas that it is today.

A very interesting read, especially if you're familiar with the area.


"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.