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Book Review of The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy (The Weasel) Fratianno

The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy (The Weasel) Fratianno
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From the back cover:

The night Jimmy Fratianno became a government witness not a single Mafia boss slept.

Being involved in eleven murders earned "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno the title of caporegime - until a rival boss tried to put him out of business with a bullet. Vowing vengeance, "the Weasel" began to sing, and the Mafia's Big Boys began to shake. Now the highest ranking mafioso ever to "turn" tells all in this sizzling expose. Find out:
-What really happened to Jimmy Hoffa
-Who are Frank Sinatra's mafia buddies
-Why did a mobster share his mistress with a US President
-Why was the mob gunning for Desi Arnaz
-What was the real CIA-Mafia plot to kill Castro

The Mob's top killer reveals the explosive family secrets! (with 16 photo pages of Jimmy and friends)