The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy Frantianno

by Ovid Demaris

Book Overview

The night Jimmy Fratianno became a government witness, not a single Mafia boss slept. As a "made guy" in La Cosa Nostra, Jimmy Fratianno knew their best-kept secrets. A soldier, capo, and ex-boss of the Los Angeles family, involved at the highest levels with bookmaking, gambling, union racketeering, extortion, pornography, and virtually every criminal activity to which organized crime is linked, Fratianno also earned the reputation as the Mafla's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812909550
• ISBN13: 9780812909555
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Crown
• Length: 463 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 1.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Thumbs up

I know I might be breaking omerta but, I read close to 50 mob books an this is in the top 5 I couldn't put it down! Salute

Good for research

I used this book for my research on the Mafia. Excellent, detailed information, and it's interesting to boot.

Bible of LCN books

This is a book that is saturated with intrigue and even humor. Jimmy the Weasel has seen it all and tells it like he sees it. This book is the beyond a doubt the best mafia book ever written and no movie could ever do it justice. Read it and forever be captivated by it. Skip the bad Gotti books and pick this one up fast! In memory of Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno.

TAKES YOU UP CLOSES WITH THE GANGSTERS

READ THIS BOOK THE FIRST TIME BACK IN 1983-84. SINCE THE I HAVE READ IT EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS, ITS THAT GOOD. MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOU KNEW JIMMY PERSONALLY. OVID DEMARIS DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB.

I really enjoyed reading this book and Jimmy 5 stars

"Jimmy you're now a made guy, an AMICO NOSTRA ,a SOLDATO in our FAMIGLIA.

BEST MAFIA BOOK EVER!

IF YOU ARE A FAN OF MAFIA BOOKS THIS IS THE ONLY BOOK YOU WILL EVER NEED TO GET. JIMMY FRATTIANO IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A MADE GUY. HE WAS A FEARED HITMAN, A HUSTLER AND HE WAS RESPECTED BY WISEGUYS FROM SEVERAL FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I HAVE READ STACKS OF MAFIA BOOKS THIS STILL BY FAR THE BEST.