{"product_id":"the-valachi-papers-9780060507428","title":"The Valachi Papers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As fascinating as fiction, a bloody history of the Mafia as lived by one of its members.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Inside Account of the Mafia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crime from the \u003cem\u003ecapos\u003c\/em\u003e, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who \"clipped\" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers--and where the bodies were buried--Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest is history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposé broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands today as \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e classic about America's Mob, a fascinating tale of power and terror, big money, crime. . . and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaas, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Maas's is the author of the number one \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eUnderboss.\u003c\/em\u003e His other notable bestsellers include \u003cem\u003e The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e In a Child's Name.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in New York City.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645344092434,"sku":"9780060507428","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a906766-e8b7-49e7-9f4f-eb95d2aeab7b.jpg?v=1733149703","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-valachi-papers-9780060507428","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}