Any opinions on these recent books?
Cosa Nostra News: The Cicale Files, Volume 1: Inside the Last Great Mafia EmpireLife (and death) inside the Mafia... Dominick Cicale was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. From a young age he was closely associated with the Genovese crime family, considered the most powerful Mafia group in America. Fate intervened. In 1999 Cicale forged a tight alliance with Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, then an up-and-coming member of the Bronx faction of the Bonanno crime family. Under Basciano’s tutelage, Dominick rode the fast track: he was inducted into the American Cosa Nostra and swiftly rose from soldier to capo, amassing great wealth and power. Cicale befriended and associated with numerous high-ranking figures within all of New York's Five Families as he plotted and schemed in a treacherous world where each day could be his last. This installment views startling details surrounding the brutal gangland murder of Gerlando “George from Canada” Sciascia and its resulting impact on relations between the Bonanno family in New York and its Montreal -based “outpost” established by the Mafia Commission in 1931. The cast of characters includes high-ranking Mafiosi such as Joseph Massino (The Last Don), Salvatore “Sal the Iron Worker” Montagna, Vito Rizzuto, Michael "The Nose" Mancuso, "Vinny Gorgeous" (a nickname never used in his presence) and Cicale himself.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PFF18I8/ref=pe_1276050_137976210_em_1p_1_tiThe Mystery of the Lufthansa Airlines Heist:: A Wiseguy Reveals the Untold StoryWhere is the $6 million stolen during the infamous Lufthansa Airlines robbery on Dec. 11, 1978? For the first time, a Mafia insider will reveal what happened to the loot. In this short-format book, Dominick Cicale, an ex-Bonanno crime family capo, discloses untold details about the robbery, which was immortalized in the movie "Goodfellas." Cicale also offers candid insights about the heist mastermind Jimmy Burke and mob figures including John Gotti and John Gotti Jr. The 14,000-word book includes excerpts from a never-before-published interview with mob associate Henry Hill, the subject of the book "Wiseguy." Co-authored by Cicale and Robert Sberna, whose book, House of Horrors, was named the 2012 True Crime Book of the Year by Foreword Reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VSMSUA6/ref=pe_1276050_137976210_em_1p_5_tiMobsters in Our MidstThe story of the rise and fall of Kansas City’s longest-reigning mob boss and the powerful crime family that he controlled, as told by the FBI agent who helped bring down Nick Civella and his cronies.
This long-awaited sequel to William Ouseley’s “Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family, 1900-1950″ comes packed with intrigue, never-before-published detail and compelling, archival photographs.
Ouseley spent 25 years in the FBI, more than 20 of those investigating and prosecuting organized crime figures in Kansas City. He has testified as an expert witness in federal court and before a U.S. Senate investigation panel.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SCOPKY2/ref=pe_1276050_137976210_em_1p_6_tiBusiness or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last WarBestselling crime writers Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso reveal the final years of Canada's top mafia boss, Vito Rizzuto, and his bloody war to avenge his family and control the North American drug trade.
Until Vito Rizzuto went to prison in 2006 for his role in a decades-old Brooklyn triple murder, he ruled the Port of Montreal, the northern gateway to the major American drug markets. A master diplomat, he won the respect of rival mafia clans, bikers and street gangs, and criminal business thrived on his turf. His family prospered and his empire grew--until one of North America's true Teflon dons finally lost his veneer. As he watched helplessly from his Colorado prison, the murders of his son and father made international headlines; the killings of his lieutenants and friends filled the pages of Canadian news; and the influence of the 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian Mafia, spread across Montreal faster than the blood of Rizzuto's crime family. In 2012, Vito Rizzuto emerged from prison, a 66-year-old man who could carefully rebuild his criminal empire or seek bloody revenge and damn the consequences. From the events leading to his imprisonment to his shocking death in December 2013, Business or Blood is the final chapter of Vito's story.
http://www.amazon.com/Business-Blood-Maf...B50J0T5R89MQ1H1Dirty MoneyAutobiography of Joe LaFratta. His father was the head of one the largest Mafia illegal gambling rings on the East Coast and he was groomed to follow in his fathers footsteps. He learned early on the Mafia was on the decline and adapted his criminal tactics to accomplish mind blowing illegal profits in ventures the Mafia never dreamed of. This book gives insight into the new face of Organized Crime, and how it works hand in hand with corporate America, corrupt politicians, and so called "respectable citizens".
Get a look inside the real Boston Mob.
http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Money-Joe-La...B50J0T5R89MQ1H1
