Colombo: The Unsolved Murder by Don Capria and Anthony Colombo. I started this book knowing they were going to make the argument that the FBI killed Joe Colombo and was very skeptical. They lay out a good case though. Let's just say I'm a lot less skeptical now. And I'm definitely sure it wasn't the Gallos. Anthony Colombo takes the naive stance that Carlo Gambino was such a good friend of his father's that he would never have him killed. Gambino seems to really have snowed him with the humble old man act.
It's an interesting read. Especially finding out more about Colombo's life before he started the League. The problem is the authors want to portray Joe Colombo as a Don Corleone-esque righteous and honorable Godfather, but at the same time a persecuted innocent businessman. I'd still recommend checking it out though.
It's a very good book with flaws, which you pointed out. I think every author makes his subject bigger or better than they are, Capria doesn't go as far overboard as others may have. I disagree on one thing, I believe Gambino was a close friend of his, the way the son comes across he would be slamming Carlo if he did not like him so much.
