Cover of Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia

Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia

by Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci · 1992

+ Want to read

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.

Subject
true crimetrue crimeMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
crimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Themes
mafiamafiaMore like thisLess of this
Setting
New YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 496 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath Philip Carlo · 2009 Shares true crime, mafia, crime
  2. Boss of Bosses: The FBI and Paul Castellano Joseph F. O'Brien, Andris Kurins, Laurence Shames · 1991 Shares true crime, mafia, crime
  3. The Valachi Papers Peter Maas · 1968 Shares true crime, mafia, crime
  4. The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno: The Final Secrets of a Life in the Mafia Bill Bonanno, Gary B. Abromovitz · 2011 Shares true crime, mafia, crime
See more recommendations →

“People who read Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life Robert Lacey · 1991
  2. The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob T.J. English · 1990
  3. Blood and Honor: Inside the Scarfo Mob--The Mafia's Most Violent Family George Anastasia · 1991
  4. Made Men: The True Rise-and-Fall Story of a New Jersey Mob Family Greg B. Smith · 2003

“If you want more of the same (true crime about mafia), start with these.”

  1. Gangland: How the FBI Broke the Mob Howard Blum · 1993
  2. Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss Philip Carlo · 2008
  3. The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr. Scott M. Deitche · 2007
  4. Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia Peter Maas · 1997

“If it was the mafia that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America Sam Giancana, Chuck Giancana · 1992
  2. Surviving the Mob: A Street Soldier's Life Inside the Gambino Crime Family Dennis Griffin, Andrew DiDonato · 2010
  3. Joey the Hitman: The Autobiography of a Mafia Killer Joey Black, David Fisher, David Fisher · 2002
  4. Mafia Son: The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI, and a Story of Betrayal Sandra Harmon · 2009

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem Philip Kerr · 1993
  2. Song in the Dark P.N. Elrod · 2005
  3. Mr. Monk Helps Himself Hy Conrad · 2013
  4. Gumball's Last! Dance Eric Luper · 2015

Report a problem