Hoffa Wars by Dan E. Moldea. Meh. First and last chapters deals with an interesting run down of a "north vs. south" war going on between Marcello, Trafficante and co. (with Bonnano as ally) against some NY bosses, but in between that, just a painstakingly detailed account of Hoffa's corruption. I don't question the information, but it's mostly detailed information that only confirms what everyone already knew about Hoffa. The book really comes off as being "by and for teamsters". Moldea himself was once a trucker. As far as "I Heard You Paint Houses" goes, I want to see the Scorsese movie before I read the book.


"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea