Why did michael corleone think it necessary to kill police. Mexican mafia trial involving death of cop leading double. By 1985, authorities say, eppolito and caracappa were working for the mob. Based on a book about an infamous real scandal in the dutch crime scene, the film aims at exposing the horrors caused by corruption on both. Butu even his sterling record, his headlinemaking heroism, couldnt protect him when the police brass. He never mentions the iron cross that he earned fighting in some of the worst battles of the first world war and has left buried in a drawer. With triple cross, brian freemantle proves again his mastery of international intrigue and thrills. Greed, treachery, and betrayal in the chicago mafia. Double cross audiobook sam giancana, chuck giancana, tim. If a good copbad cop dynamic forms, they tend to be the good one. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Often the complete opposite of a cowboy cop, with whom they are often paired to form an odd couple. Double cross ebook by sam giancana 9781510711259 rakuten.
Im typically a sucker for any good gangstermafia book, and this just wasnt very good. He disgraced him when he was visiting his sick father. Police officers who appear in the police procedural tend to be uniformly this type of cop, due to the relative paucity of cowboy cops in real life. Mobster chief sam giancana was at the heart of one of americas most notorious criminal conspiracies and this book gives us fresh information on that. And a sensational new book wrltn by mafia insiders, serlallsed last week and today in the sunday press. Buy double cross 2nd revised edition by giancana, sam, giancana, chuck isbn. Cover double cross by sam giancana my second career. But will danilov and cowley be able to surmount their personal demons and bring the mobsters to justice. The book includes giancanas testimony about the truth of his involvement in the. Mafia new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. Depending on the themes of whatever piece of fiction they are in, the bythebook. Mafia iii is set in the year 1968, and revolves around lincoln clay, a black biracial orphan. This mans ego was such, he appeared on national television promoting this book, and was recognized by the mother of a man james hydell who was picked up by eppolito and his partner steven carracappa, and delivered to anthony gaspipe caso, who then.
I was about onefourth the way through and was finding it a fantastic read. Lou eppolitos book, mafia cop, tells the story of the destruction of a good cop by his own police department. Undercover cop falls for the beautiful moll of a bank robber on the run and together they doublecross the hood and the cops. Sam giancana clawed his way to the top of the mafia hierarchy by starting as a h. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. Samuel mooney giancana was an american mobster, boss of the criminal chicago outfit from.
However, in games with multiple antitown factions, it can sometimes be seen in the hands of. List of james patterson books in chronological order james patterson is an american writer, and is popular for his novels on crime and science fiction. A retired cop, a retired gangster and the r 400 things cops know by adam plantinga. The inside story of a murder, unbridled corruption, and the cop who was a monster michael corbitt, author, bettina giancana, author, sam giancana, with with sam giancana. The story of an honest cop whose family was the mob.
Murder at holy cross by peter davidson nook book ebook. Mafia prince is the firstperson account of one of the most violent eras in mafia history little nicky scarfos reign as boss of the philly family in the 1980s written by scarfos underboss and nephew, crazy phil leonetti. Refer to some of his most popular series and some standalone novels from the james patterson book list provided by penlighten in this writeup. The inside story of murder, unbridled corruption, and the cop who was a mobster sam giancana.
This book is my favorite book of this year so far because while i was reading it i read about lou eppolitos trail in the newspaper. However, tippit had waveredallowing oswald to escape. I was really taken by the insight the book gave into both life in a mafia family and life as a nypd cop. Sam giancana and chuck giancana, double cross, 1991 j. Mafia cop by lou eppolito, bob drury nook book ebook. The tangled web the life and death of richard cainchicago cop and hitman. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. Sent to reformatory at the age of 10, sicilianamerican sam giancana lived a gilded life as mobster and mob boss at a pivotal point in history when the mafia decided who ruled america, who lived and. Kennedy zebra books, 1993 have implied or suggested mob involvement in it but this is proof positive. According to other testimony, pesina led a double life, dealing drugs while he was a cop. And he was one of the best a good, tough, honest cop down the line. Some might consider his book abrasive and to those of you who do, you have the right to lay the book aside and not continue to read it. The explosive, inside story of the mobster who controlled america, p.
The central figure in the book is sam giancana, mob leader from chicago. This book, written by socalled mafia cop lou eppolito, turned out to be eppolitos undoing. When his cousin jimjim and his uncle jimmy were rubbed out for a scam that embarrassed the gambino bosses, eppolitoa highly decorated nypd legend who made no effort to hide his contempt for. The book also has an interesting format in the sense that the chapters are actually different times in lous life and how his mafia family played a role in it.
Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. The life and death of richard cainchicago cop and mafia hitman. Tippit was a dirty cop who knew oswald and jack ruby and a jfk assassination conspirator in a nonshooting role. Double cross is an eyeopening account of the interworking of the government and the mob and how this relationship has impacted american history. Idrogo testified that pesina fooled his gang into believing pesina was a. Although lou eppolito would be completely exonerated of charges of passing secrets to the mafia, he didnt stand a chance of regaining his dignity and his pride. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. May 24, 1908 june 19, 1975 was a sicilian american mobster, known for being the boss of the criminal chicago outfit from 1957 to 1966. Mafia, murder, and the true story of an undercover cop who went under the covers with a wiseguy. The life of little al darco, the man who brought down the mafia the everything mafia book mobshot the cia as organized crime the mafia cookbook. Giancana was born on may 24, 1908, in the patch on chicagos west side to sicilian immigrants from partanna, in the province of trapani. With double cross after double cross, the mobs stay contemptuously ahead of a pursuit that ventures from america to moscow to rome. Growing up in harlem, michael palermo befriended many neighborhood kids who went on to fill a who. Mafia cop his father, ralph fat the gangster eppolito, was stonecold mafia hitman.
I hadnt even connected this book with the movie goodfellows. Giancana was present at the mafias 1957 apalachin meeting at the upstate. Sam giancana is the coauthor of the new york times bestseller double cross and the godson and namesake of sam momo giancana, the notorious chicago mafia boss the former chief of police of willow springs, illinois, michael corbitt became a highly decorated rated officer while working for the chicago mob. Informative, authoritative, and eyeopening, this is the first fulllength book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the mafia came to dominate organized crime in new york city during the 1930s through 1950s. The explosive, inside story of the mobster who controlled.
The explosive inside story of the mobster who controlled america. Lou eppolito, however, chose to live by different code. Goodfellas undercover cop accused of mafia murders world. The double cross in the title refers to old man joseph kennedy and his faustian bargain with the mob to get his son jack elected to the white houseof course kennedy pere has had ties to the mob dating back to the bad old days of prohibition. The explosive, inside story of the mobster who controlled america. The nypd was no stranger to corruption in the mid20th century, but this book places a different spin on that infamous scenario. The cop is a role that has the ability to investigate players at night to discern their alignment.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. According to prosecutors, he and fellow former detective louis eppolito murdered eight people for the mafia. Would double cross have named roscoe white as a participant in the crime if this obscure dallas cop had not already been. True alignment cops are usually aligned with the town, because the mafia already know who they are it is much more common for mafia to have a role cop. As a boy, he was adopted by black mobsters and later served in the vietnam war as a special forces. A former new york police detective who had a bit part in in the film goodfellas and cowrote a book about the mafia, has been charged with taking.
From wiseguy to double cross the explosive, inside story of the mobster who controlled america, from the mafia is not an equal opportunity employer to vicious circles, we can help you find the mafia books you are looking for. List of james patterson books in chronological order. Stephen caracappa was at this point a member of organized crime homicide unit. After reading this book, even lifelong mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of. A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends. Triple cross by brian freemantle overdrive rakuten.
The true story of a killer monk, an innocent nun, and a hellish crime. Read double cross the explosive inside story of the mobster who. The inside story of murder, unbridled corruption, and the cop who was a mobster, p. While i believe that the mafia played some part in the assassination jack ruby shooting oswald proves that, i wouldnt believe anything that mafiosi or their relatives said about the assassination in order to sell a book. The boss of new yorks infamous lucchese crime family, anthony gaspipe cassos life in the mafia was preordained from birth. A manhattan cop breaks family traditionhis uncles, cousin, father, and grandfather all were members of the gambino crime familyand is accused of selling his shield after a highly decorated career. Brutally violent and ruthlessly ambitious, sam giancana started as a h. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Oliver stone controversial fm jfk, which opened in dublin last week, claims that the militaryindustrial complex, and in particular, the cia, or nised his murder. Mafia cop by lou eppolito meet your next favorite book.
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