In the 1980s, the broad legal mandate of the RICO act succeeded in crushing much of the traditional American Mafia. In the Sicilian homeland of La Cosa Nostra, however, the Mafia was anything but finished. Possessed of a power thought to rival that of the Italian state itself, the Sicilian Mafia has waged a war on law and order that has not only left thousands dead, but has created a ripple effect of crime and violence that can be felt in America's...

Presents evidence of long-suspected Mafia culpability in the murder of John F. Kennedy.

The wife of a member of the Gambino family chronicles the rise and fall of this underworld gang and describes her view inside the Mafia, her turbulent marriage, and her life following the 1988 disappearance of her husband.

The author writes of his experiences as the underboss of the notorious Philadelphia Mafia in the nineteen eighties under his uncle Nicky Scarfo, and how he helped to bring down several powerful criminals by informing for the federal government.

Discusses the exploits of Tommy Pitera, one of the most notorious hitmen in Mafia history, and DEA agent Jamie Hunt, who brought the killer down, detailing the game of cat and mouse that resulted in Pitera's capture.

"As the last Don of the Philadelphia mob, Ralph Natale, the first-ever mob boss to turn state's evidence, provides an insider's perspective on the mafia. Natale's reign atop the Philadelphia and New Jersey underworlds brought the region's mafia back to prominence in the 1990s. Smart, savvy, and articulate, Natale came up in the mob and saw first-hand as it hatched its plan to control Atlantic City's casino unions. Later on, after spending 16 years...