Blue Thunder: How the Mafia Owned and Finally Murdered Cigarette Boat King Donald Aronow

by Thomas Burdick and Charlene Mitchell

Book Overview

, 384 pages, with black & white photographic plates This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671663216
• ISBN13: 9780671663216
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

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Cigarette Boat King

I have really enjoyed this book. I like true stories, and am especially interested in speed boat racing, and stories about how the Mafia infiltrates businesses, and eventually takes them over! It certainly is an interesting read.

Interested in Offshore Racing? Meet your idol, Mr Don Aronow

If you have an interest in offshore racing, take the time and read this compelling book about the father of the the industry. Ever heard of Thunderboat row? Find out the impact he had on some of the largest manufacturers in the country, and their attempts to to keep him out of the boat building business. You will learn about the rise and murder of Don Aronow and how state law enforcement of Florida(at the time led by the infamous Janet Reno) either bungled the investigation, or for whatever reason, let his death go unsolved. You will learn of the allegation that Don Aronow had ties to the mob, South American drug smugglers, and to the DEA. At the end you can surmise what you will of what his life was about, but you can't take away what he meant to the sport of offshore racing. Read it and pay homage.

Excellent . . . A Must for the boater and mob afficionado!!!

This book has to be the best summary of politics, drug running, the offshore powerboat industry, the Mafia, crime, corruption and intrigue that I have ever read!! Aronow was an old friend of my family's in New Jersey and when he got murdered we all waited for the book to come out, sure enough it did and was excellent. If you love the mob, fast boats, fast cars, fast horses and beautiful women, BLUE THUNDER is a MUST READ!! Enjoy . . . . . H.L., Florida