Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious sting operation ever, working undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant community of mafia soldiers, "connected guys," captains, and godfathers.Now his unforgettable eyewitness account brings to pulsating life the entire world of wiseguys?their code of honor and their treachery, their wives, girlfriends and whores, their lavish spending and dirty dealings.With the drama and suspense of a high-tension thriller, ...
Some time in the early 1960s, during the golden age of organized crime in America?the era that would inspire The Godfather; Goodfellas, and even The Sopranos?federal investigators pulled every known piece of information on more than 800 Mafia members worldwide into a thick, phone-book-sized directory. From old-school gangsters like Lucky Luciano and Mickey Cohen to young turks like Paul Castellano and Vinny "The Chin" Gigante, the guide offered at-a-glance profiles of small-time thugs and major ...
State controller Kathy Augustine was one of Nevada's best known politicians, and had plenty of enemies. So when the healthy, vibrant, fifty-year-old with no history of heart trouble suddenly stopped breathing, investigators wanted to know why. One nurse had a theory?and it involved Kathy's husband.
Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious sting operation ever, working undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant community of mafia soldiers, "connected guys," captains, and godfathers.Now his unforgettable eyewitness account brings to pulsating life the entire world of wiseguys?their code of honor and their treachery, their wives, girlfriends and whores, their lavish spending and dirty dealings.With the drama and suspense of a high-tension thriller, ...
State controller Kathy Augustine was one of Nevada's best known politicians, and had plenty of enemies. So when the healthy, vibrant, fifty-year-old with no history of heart trouble suddenly stopped breathing, investigators wanted to know why. One nurse had a theory?and it involved Kathy's husband.
Who were the seemingly ordinary teenagers who beat and killed a girl who longed to be their friend? And how could they hide the murder from their parents and teachers and the police for eight days? Drawing on six years of research--including interviews with the accused--acclaimed writer Rebecca Godfrey answers these questions in this stunning account of the notorious "Schoolgirl Murder." Through a skillful blend of hard journalism and riveting narrative, Godfrey takes us into ...
