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The Last Godfather: The Rise and Fall of Joey Massino

As head of the Bonanno clan, Joey Massino was the last don, and ran his world with an iron hand—until he got hit with a murder rap, and turned on his own people. Here, for the first time, is his shocking true story—a glimpse inside the world of organized crime that we may never see again.

Subject
true crimebiography
Genre
crime
Themes
mafia
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 260 pages

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