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2) Omerta
Author
Language
English
Description
When Don Raymonde Aprile, an old-school Mafia leader who has retired, is killed, it is not his children, who were kept strictly away from their father's business, who seek to avenge him, but his Sicilian-born ward, Astorre, the son of an even greater Mafia chieftain.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The novel The Godfather (1969) and the movie of the same name (1972) entrenched the myth of the Mafiosi as valiant knights, men of honor, and defenders of the traditional concept of family. As a result of this movie and other popular portrayals, the image of mobsters as "men of honor and tradition" has become iconic throughout America. Yet the truth of the matter belies this more noble image. The Mafia is a ruthless organization. Their concept of...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Features The Mob's infiltration from the East to the West coast into the booming cities of Las Vegas and Hollywood throughout the first half of the 20th century. The titles contained in this set are: Las Vegas - The City The Mob Made; and Hollywood vs. The Mob. Special features include: Vegas & The Mob timeline, and Hollywood actor and the real-life Mob boss photo slide show comparison. Warning: Contains material suitable for mature audiences.
7) The family
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite Agent Stansfield's best efforts to keep them in line, Fred Blake and his family can't help resorting to old habits by handling their problems the 'family' way. Chaos ensues as their former Mafia cronies try to track them down, and scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings.
Author
Series
Jesse Stone novels volume 15
Language
English
Description
"The brilliant new novel in Robert B. Parker's New York Times-bestselling series featuring police chief Jesse Stone. All is quiet in Paradise, except for a spate of innocuous vandalism. Good thing, too, because Jesse Stone is preoccupied with the women in his life, both past and present. As his ex-wife, Jenn, is about to marry a Dallas real-estate tycoon, Jesse isn't too sure his relationship with former FBI agent Diana Evans is built to last. But...
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Hijackings, betrayals, extortion, revenge killings...it's all in a day's work and it's all in the "family" for the gangsters of the mafia. There are established methods, regimented hierarchies and a code of conduct that members must adhere to, or else. These three programs reveal the true stories that the kingpins of the underworld would kill to keep secret.
12) The prince
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Prince Ferdinando Licata is a wealthy Sicilian landowner who uses his personal power and charm to placate Sicilian peasants and fight off Mussolini's fascists. As tensions rise in Italy during the 1930s, with increasingly violent consequences, Licata attracts many friends and far more enemies. Eventually implicated in a grisly murder, the prince flees to America, where he ends up navigating a turf war between Irish and Italian gangs of the Lower East...
14) L.A. times
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
In this enjoyably high- sleaze potboiler about a mafioso who conquers Hollywood, there's no need for character growth: Every member of the cast is a blackhearted villain, and the great fun is watching them claw each other as the author spins out one unexpected twist, loop, and climax after another.
16) Strike force
Publisher
Digiview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An all-action police story set in New York about a law enforcement agency created to bust organized crime and an intricate drug scheme.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Facing a federal indictment on extortion and murder, Mafia chieftain, Joseph Scassi (Danny Aiello) uses his vast resources to get the best defense money can buy. He seduces the brilliant U.S. Attorney, Paul Dell (Elias Koteas) through a web of money, sex and intimidation.