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"This Thing of Ours: The True Story of an American Mob Prince & the Bloody Rise and Brutal Fall of a Mafia Empire"

From the days he ruled over Atlantic City, to the time he served in the notorious “MafiaManor” in federal prison, to his life today as a normal resident of a Florida suburb, Phillip“Crazy Phil” Leonetti recounts his reign as the second in command of the PhiladelphiaMafia in the 1980s. The nephew of “Little Nicky” Scarfo, one of the most ruthless Mafiabosses in American history, Leonetti oversaw a vast criminal network. The Mafia leader ofAtlantic City during the heyday of the casino and hotel industry, he lost favor with hisuncle, who placed a $500,000 murder contract on his head, and became the highest-ranking member of the mob family to break his blood oath and turn informer. Featuringexclusive interviews with Leonetti and several former FBI agents, candid never-before-seenphotographs from the era, detailed court documents, and FBI and state police reportsregarding mob activity, this tell-all book provides an in-depth look at the brutal and oftenbloody truth of the Mafia underworld. • Phillip Leonetti was one of the most feared andrespected Mafia underbosses of the 1980s. • Scott M. Burnstein is an organized-crimeexpert and author of Motor City Mafia: A Century of Organized Crime in the City of Detroit.Fall 2012 •

389 pages