The Boss of Bosses
the life of the infamous toto riina dreaded head of the sicilian mafia
$35.86
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2016
Summary
The Rise of the Sicilian Devil: Toto Riina, Boss of Bosses
This is the true story of Toto Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other Mafia chiefs and take control of the organisation. However, the story is not just that of Riina, but also of Sicily itself. D’Avanzo and Bolzoni have transformed a complex ser…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409153801 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409153800 |
| Author: | Attilio Bolzoni, Shaun Whiteside, Giuseppe D'Avanzo |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 267g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 201mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Forget the Sopranos because this is the real thing; the full and true story of the Life and Times of Toto Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who terrorised Sicily… Not a glamorous life and not one to envy, but one that shows an addiction to power and violence can be the most fateful of all * NORTHERN ECHO *
About The Author
Attilio Bolzoni
Attilio Bolzoni is the author of six books regarding the mafia, and won the Italian E GIORNALISMO PRIZE in 2009 for being the ‘best chronicler of the South’ and ‘a journalist who has always followed scrupulously and seriously inquiries that have made the reader understand the severity of the Mafia’.
Giuseppe D’Avanzo was a journalist and writer; he was deputy director and columnist at the Italian LA REPUBBLICA newspaper, as well as author of a series of investigative reports that have marked the political history of Italy, as well as investigating international cases such as the Litvinenko case.
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