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The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers
Author: Peter Maas
Joe Valachi was one of the Mafia's most loyal soldiers. For more than thirty years he survived in an organization where failure means death. His career encompassed burglary, slot machines, shy-locking, numbers, narcotics, and according to Justice Dept. estimates, 33 murders.
ISBN: 350576
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Since "The Godfather" came on screen I have been interested in the Mafia. This book is the true story of Joe Valachi written from interviews and police notes. I found it very interesting and all of the big names such as Genovese, Luciano, Gambino, Capone just to name a few.


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