{"product_id":"family-affair-treachery-greed-and-betrayal-in-the-chicago-mafia-9780425228319","title":"Family Affair: Treachery, Greed, and Betrayal in the Chicago Mafia","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of the vicious Chicago underworld from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a contract out on his life, Nicholas \"Nicky Breeze\" Calabrese turned government witness and revealed the truth about the murders of a notorious Mob enforcer and his brother-culminating in a criminal case that would challenge the Mob from the street to the highest seats of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Giancana\u003c\/b\u003e was a Sicilian-American organized crime boss. Involved with the mob from a young age, Giancana got his start as a driver in the Chicago Mafia, run by the infmaous Al Capone. Giancana climbed his way to the top as the organization's leadership changed with Capone's jailing in 1931. By the mid-1950s Giancana was head of the Chicago Outfit, growing the organization's profits by millions of dollars through a number of illegal means. Giancana led a high-profile life, socializing with the likes of Frank Sinatra and the Kennedys. In 1965 he was tried and sentenced to one year in jail, after which he lived in Mexico until 1974. He then returned to his home in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was shot dead in 1975. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott M. Burnstein\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, an organized crime historian, and a bestselling true-crime author. He has appeared as an expert on organized crime on several television shows, including the History Channel's \u003ci\u003eGangland\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as being featured in documentaries such as \u003ci\u003eDetroit Mob Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRollin: The Decline of the Auto Industry and Rise of the Drug Economy in Detroit. \u003c\/i\u003eHis authored works include \u003ci\u003eMotor City Mafia, Family Affair, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Hit List\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Detroit True Crime Chronicles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872624054546,"sku":"9780425228319","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe4cf6fa-85e6-4f9a-a674-5b0dbaecd7e6.jpg?v=1737903273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/family-affair-treachery-greed-and-betrayal-in-the-chicago-mafia-9780425228319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}