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Joey the Hitman: The Autobiography of a Mafia Killer
by
Joey Black
,
David Fisher
,
David Fisher
,
Clint Willis
Following up on the success of the Adrenaline title Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime, Adrenaline Classics brings back the New York Times bestseller (originally published as Killer) that helped pave the way for the latest generation of nouveau-mob stories, from Donnie Brasco to The Sopranos. "Joey"—a journeyman Jewish hitman, numbers king, and loan sh
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Paperback
,
288 pages
Published
March 18th 2002
by Da Capo Press
(first published March 17th 2002)
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I rarely see praise for this book; but I enjoyed it. While I wonder about the author's identity, it is an excellent glimpse into the many rackets of organized crime - described in an easy-to-read book.
The clear message of this quite fascinating book is that crime could not exist without the compliance of “honest” citizens and the connivance of the police. “I’m supposed to be an evil man. I’m supposed to be eliminated so people can walk the streets at night. Not only is that bullshit, that’s the worst hypocrisy I’ve ever heard. Without your so-called honest citizen I would cease to exist. He’s my customer and my employer. . . As soon as the American decides he is willing to pay the full price
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This is the best guide to how the mob works or operates that I have ever read.
I loaned this out and never got it back, can't wait to read it again.
I loaned this out and never got it back, can't wait to read it again.
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