I STRONGLY suggest that you read "Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life," by Robert Lacey. It's hands down the BEST book ever written about Lansky, and one of the two or three best mob biographies ever written.
You'll come away believing, like I do, as do many serious mob researchers and historians, that Lansky didn't have nearly as much money as the Feds believed that he had. Now he certainly wasn't broke, but he didn't leave much behind at all.
What are the titles of the other three mob biographies you mentioned in your post besides the Lansky book?
I have not read Lansky's daughter's memoir but she was (or still is???) addicted to meth, and it got pretty bad reviews on various sites. So I'm not going to read it.
It would not be surprising if Lansky did blow most of his money, as that's what most people do when they make a lot of money, either legal or illegal at once.
