Filled with facts this memoir is a window in the mob. A great read to understand the culture of the seventies and the escalation of the mob and its members.
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I really enjoy true crime, especially ones about the Mafia. I find this culture truly fascinating. This follows, Carmine Galante, through his life of crime. And it spans decades!

Carmine Galante was raised in NYC Little Italy. His life of crime began at a very young age. He spent many of his younger years in and out of juvenile detention. But, by the time he was in his early twenties he was a vicious killer for the Luciano and Genovese crime families.

The intricacies of the mafia underworld and the grasp of the bosses and their empires is all encompassed in this book. Talk about well researched! This is a very engaging true story about a psychopath which had his fingers in almost every piece of crime the mafia was known for.

The narrator, Eric Jason Martin did a superb job, very smooth and polished.

Need a good mafia true crime book…THIS IS IT. Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

This is an interesting book about New York & New Jersey mafia from the 1930’s to 1980’s focusing on Carmine Galante. The author has done a lot of research but also has first hand account information. A lot of mob families are discussed and how they are intertwined with each other. The books starts off in Italy and then comes to the U.S.

I didn’t know a lot about the mafia and how they intersected with each other. The only thing I knew was from the movies The Godfather and Goodfellas. One thing that irritated me a bit was when the author would bring up one of their previous books. I understand why they did that but putting a note at the end stating if readers were interested in these specific topics/people look for their previously published works. This book is good for someone who is interested in the mafia or Carmine Galante and the types of crimes they committed and how some of them got caught.

The narrator was perfect for this book. Their voice was easy to listen to and told the story well.

This was a highly detailed, yet informational read about Carmine Galante. If one was not familiar with the mafia, this was a good read that will educate one about it. While it was detailed oriented, it also was surprisingly funny at times and also surprisingly candid. I enjoyed this read and if one was looking to learn more then this is the read for you.