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The Godfather, Part IV

Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D’Arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia by Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins

April 21, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Among those of us who love mafia stories (both fiction and non-fiction), there’s been a constant discussion of what we’d do with a 4th Godfather movie. Would we continue the tale of Anthony Mancini? Find another story about Michael Corleone? Take another angle? I recently rewatched the first two Godfather movies and was struck at how they’re less about the mafia and more about family (which is why I think they took the cheap route in III by giving Sonny a spawn from an extramarital affair). How do family dynamics, immigration, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Al D'Arco, Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins, Lucchese Crime Family, mafia, mob boss, New York City, true crime

Jake's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Al D'Arco, Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins, Lucchese Crime Family, mafia, mob boss, New York City, true crime ·
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The Philadelphia Legal gang is back

An Engineered Injustice (Philadelphia Legal #2) by William L. Meyers Jr.

A Killer's Alibi (Philadelphia Legal #3) by William L. Meyers Jr.

May 21, 2019 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Ok guys, this is a two for one deal!  I ready the first book in this series a few years ago, and kinda lost track of the author.  Thankfully Amazon remembered, and let me know when two more books in this world were available. An Engineered Injustice is Book 2 in the Philadelphia Legal series.  Like I said above, I didn’t even know it was a thing.  Just as the first book centered around one of the lawyers in the group, this book centers around […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: innocence, mob boss, murder, Philadelphia Legal, Philly, William L. Meyers Jr.

kfishgirl's CBR11 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: innocence, mob boss, murder, Philadelphia Legal, Philly, William L. Meyers Jr. ·
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