Carlo continually wrote about how Casso was respected for being fair on his deals. And how feared he was on the streets.
The book was hard to take seriously for this exact reason. Phillip Carlo wrote this book as if he were the captain of the Casso fan club:
"He became the mobster most talked about, pointed at, admired—a man of respect everyone wanted as a friend. If Casso became an enemy, you had to leave town or you were quickly dead. Unlike John Gotti, however, Casso didn’t flaunt himself."
"Though he didn’t officially have his own borgata, when Casso came to sit-downs, he was treated with the deference owed a respected boss. He was a nine-hundred-pound gorilla, a wise, wary mafioso."
"Gravano, like DeMeo, met all his obligations when dealing with Gaspipe. He, like DeMeo, respected Gaspipe, knew his reputation, and didn’t try to fuck him. He understood that doing that was a one-way trip to the morgue."
