Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese
By: S.J. Peddie
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down
By: Robert Cooley , Hillel Levin
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bob Cooley was the Chicago Mafia's fixer of court cases. During the 1970s and ‘80s, Cooley bribed j… read more
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2. The Good Rat
By: Jimmy Breslin
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witn… read more
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3. Blood and Honor: Inside the Scarfo Mob--The Mafia's Most Violent Family
By: George Anastasia
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here is the inside story about the rise and fall of Philadelphia's notorious Scarfo organization. I… read more
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4. Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia
By: Gene Mustain , Jerry Capeci
3.77
Format: None pages,
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5. Mafia Prince: Inside America's Most Violent Crime Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra
By: None , None , None
3.45
Format: 105 pages, Hardcover
Mafia Princeis the first-person account of one of the most violent eras in Mafia history --"Little"… read more
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6. The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia
By: None
3.23
Format: 304 pages,
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7. The Last Longshoreman: A Chilling Tale of Crime and Corruption on the Boston Waterfront
By: Marc Zappulla
2.83
Format: None pages,
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8. The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder
By: Anthony M. DeStefano
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stu… read more
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9. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
By: Selwyn Raab
3.97
Format: 12 pages,
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York an… read more
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10. The Trafficantes, Godfathers from Tampa, Florida: The Mafia, the CIA and the JFK Assassination
By: Ron Chepesiuk
3.50
Format: None pages,
In this page-turning narrative, noted true crime writer Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the story of one o… read more
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11. The Life We Chose: William “Big Billy” D'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family
By: Matt Birkbeck
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From Matt Birkbeck--investigative journalist and executive producer of Netflix's #1 movie Girl in t… read more
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12. The Cigar: Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror
By: Frank DiMatteo
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
From the godfathers of American Mafia history, the brutal and blood-stained biography of Carmine Ga… read more
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13. The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster
By: John Gleeson
4.25
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
“Riveting…an electrifying true crime story of the Mafia-smitten eighties and nineties. Suspenseful … read more
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14. Giovanni's Ring: My Life Inside the Real Sopranos
By: Giovanni Rocco
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The story of a former FBI undercover task force officer who spent years penetrating New Jersey's De… read more
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15. The Gambino Mafia Crime Family: A Complete and Fascinating History of New York Criminal Organization (Five Families) (The Five Families)
By: Mafia Library
3.71
Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition
The Gambino family is a prime example of organized crime families, and their in-house fighting and … read more
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16. Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese
By: S.J. Peddie
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
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17. Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia
By: Anthony M. DeStefano
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The definitive book on the ultimate mob boss—featuring new FBI revelations, rare family photos, and… read more
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18. King of the Godfathers
By: Anthony M. DeStefano
3.87
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
The Last Of The Old-World Mob Bosses--And The Ultimate Betrayal For more than twenty years, Jose… read more
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19. Carmine the Snake: Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family
By: Frank DiMatteo
3.92
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The shocking true story of the most ruthless and deadly mob boss in the annals of the American Maf… read more
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20. Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders
By: Mike Rothmiller
4.09
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
It was said of the young Frank Sinatra that he came across as "St Francis of Assisi with a shoulder… read more
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21. The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel
By: Mark Paul
4.03
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly who broke th… read more
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22. Vegas and the Chicago Outfit: The Skimming of Las Vegas
By: Al W Moe
3.88
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
Chicago was the worldwide leader in gangster wars and bootlegging in the 1920s, as Al Capone set th… read more
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23. Breaking Midnight: A True Story
By: Lynn Walker
4.41
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
John Walker was a Miami undercover narcotics agent in the 1970s. Ten years later, he was in prison … read more
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24. CARMINE and the 13th AVENUE BOYS: Surviving Brooklyn's Colombo Mob
By: Craig McGuire
4.24
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the true story of Carmine Imbriale – a gambler, a brawler, a bandit, a bookie, an enforcer.… read more
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25. Granite City: The Life of a Bandit
By: Norman Spells
3.88
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
Told with raw emotion, this is the true story of one man’s journey through the formative years of t… read more
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26. Friends of the Family: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case
By: Tommy Dades
4.10
Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition
A deep dive into “one of the most spectacular cases of police corruption in the city” from the dete… read more
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27. The Genovese Mafia Crime Family: A Complete and Fascinating History of New York Criminal Organization (Five Families) (The Five Families)
By: Mafia Library
4.16
Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition
The Genovese family created a name for themselves from their decades-long reign over the streets of… read more
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28. Tony Accardo is Joe Batters
By: Neil Gordon
4.24
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
Picture Don Corleone in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather. Throw in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and t… read more
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29. The Bruno-Scarfo Mafia Crime Family: The Complete and Fascinating History of a Philadelphia Criminal Organization
By: Mafia Library
3.96
Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition
You may have heard of the Five Families of the New York Mafia.But have you heard of the Bruno-Scarf… read more
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30. Mafia Democracy: How Our Republic Became a Mob Racket
By: Michael Franzese
4.20
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it… read more
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31. The Patriarca Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of a New England Criminal Organization
By: Mafia Library
4.12
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
Step into the shadowy realm of the Patriarca Mafia Crime Family, where power, deception, and ambiti… read more
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