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The true story of a Hollywood fixer who wound up in the sights of the FBI. In this memoir, Orlando (Ori) Spado honestly recounts his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in upstate New York, and his journey to becoming known as “The Mob Boss of Hollywood.” It is a candid account documenting his fall from a well-known Hollywood fixer mixing with A-list celebrities to serving 62 months in Federal prison, and ultimately making a determined comeback. “For nearly forty years Orlando ‘Ori’ Spado was a friend and associate of John ‘Sonny’ Franzese, underboss of the Colombo organized crime family. His relationship with Sonny brought him to the attention of the FBI, and eventua...
“[A] fascinating new book about mafia boss Alfonso D’Arco, who became the federal government’s most successful cooperator.” —The Village Voice Alfonso “Little Al” D’Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese organized crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti’s top aide, Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison. In Mob Boss, award-winning news reporters Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins team up for this unparalleled account of D’Arco’s life and the New York mob scene that...
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Her Ruthless Russian Born into a Russian Mafia family, Vlad Karev is no stranger to violence…but this time it’s personal. Someone has murdered his father and Vlad can’t rest until he finds the killer. When the trail leads to an art gallery, Vlad wants to dig deeper, but he needs help from the owner’s daughter. The pretty redhead is far too innocent for a man like Vlad, but he’ll do what it takes to get the information he needs. His obligations are to the family, even if that means using the fiery woman. Madison O’Connor works hard to keep her family’s gallery going, although secretly she has little interest in art. But when she discovers her father’s been laundering money for...
Retired Chicago Homicide Detective James Jimmy Jack grew up in the Chicago neighborhoods with many of Chicagos future crime figures, and later he investigated or arrested many during his years on the force. I have known Jimmy Jack for over fifteen years, and his personal memoir The Last Dance offers many personal behind the scenes stories regarding the personalities and events behind the great Family Secrets mob trial. It is a must read for anyone interested in organized crime, especially the Chicago Outfit and names like Giancana to Spilotro, Calabrese, Lombardo, and many more. Scott Cassidy Special Assistant to the Cook County Sheriff; Former Chief, Cook County Special Prosecutions Unit
She’s a bounty hunter with a tragic past. He’s a police detective caught in the mafia’s crosshairs. Will they survive to deliver justice? Detective George “Mac” McGowan has a wide circle of people he cares about in Tampa Bay. With the help of his close connections and the witnesses hiding from the mob, Mac gathers evidence about the backroom gambling tables. As local tension draws his focus to the city’s outlaw motorcycle club, he wonders if it’s the club or the mafia that tracks his movements. When he meets a beautiful, independent bounty hunter, Mac realizes the balance of trust and protection. Tori St. James is a successful mobile warrant officer keeping ahead of her nightma...
From the author of the acclaimed Ladies Unlaced series and 2-time RT Reviewers’ Choice nominee comes Just One Taste, a romance anthology. Ten never-before-published novellas and short stories span the centuries and genres. 110,000+ words. The novellas: A time-traveling, telekinetic hero must change a small town’s history book or lose the librarian love of his long life. An eighteenth century warlock’s widow finds the spell for true love and un-immortality with the help of a hot twenty-first century skeptic. A novice shape-shifting panther discovers his reluctant life mate on a secluded Maine island. A suburban Connecticut divorcee’s high school nemesis heals her heart. And a dominant viscount finds a remarkably submissive wife in Regency England. Plus five sexy, fun historical short stories. Keywords: novella, historical romance, Regency romance, short stories, contemporary romance, romance, paranormal romance, sexy romance, Christmas, dukes, marriage
Closer to Home is a story about a woman, Kat, and a man, Sam, who have both endured near-fatal accidents. They are both in surgery and hovering somewhere between life and death when the story begins. Kat faces what she thinks will be her last judgment only to find out she's been placed in a situation where she either accomplishes four missions for a mysterious higher power or face an eternity in limbo. The missions are to reverse four mistakes made by the higher power who can't reverse them Himself because of His image of perfection. If the missions are accomplished, the end results will revolutionize politics, social welfare, social and racial justice and nearly deplete homelessness and juvenile violence.
The last great mob story, this definitive inside account is an historic, unprecedented portrait of two brotherhoods - the NYPD and the Mafia - and the two cops who allegedly belonged to both.
Born into a Russian Mafia family, Vlad Karev is no stranger to violence…but this time it’s personal. Someone has murdered his father and Vlad can’t rest until he finds the killer. When the trail leads to an art gallery, Vlad wants to dig deeper, but he needs help from the owner’s daughter. The pretty redhead is far too innocent for a man like Vlad, but he’ll do what it takes to get the information he needs. His obligations are to the family, even if that means using the fiery woman. Madison O’Connor works hard to keep her family’s gallery going, although secretly she has little interest in art. But when she discovers her father’s been laundering money for the Russian Mafia, she’ll do everything she can to keep him out of jail. She hates to lie, but she has a plan…seduce the Russian bad boy to learn the mob’s secrets. Never mind his dangerous exterior or icy blue eyes, Madison’s going to get her family free of the mob, even if she has to use Vlad Karev to do it. As the killer gets closer, so do Vlad and Madison. But is their connection just the means to an end, or could their romance be real?