Operation Family Secrets
How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family
$33.55
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2012
Summary
The gripping true story of how the son of the most violent mobster in Chicago worked with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to put his father behind bars and bring down the last great American crime syndicate–the 100-year-old Chicago “Outfit”.
In Operation Family Secrets, Frank Calabrese, Jr. reveals for the first time the outfit’s “made” ceremony and describes being put to work alongside his father and uncle in loan sharking, gambling, labor racketeering, and extortion. As membe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307717733 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307717739 |
| Author: | Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, Paul Pompian, Frank Calabrese, Frank Calabrese, Jr., Jr. |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 128mm x 203mm |
Critics Review
“I couldn’t stop reading this gripping account of Frank Calabrese Jr.’s decision to cooperate with the FBI that took down his father, uncle and the last American crime syndicate.”– Nick Pileggi, author and screenwriter of Wiseguys, Goodfellas and Casino
“An undeniably engaging tale, capturing the nitty-gritty of daily life in the “crews” of the Outfit. A useful and readable addition to Mob Lit.” Kirkus reviews
Keith Zimmerman
Frank Calabrese, Jr. lived in his native Chicago for thirty-nine years. Mentored by his father and brought into the Chicago outfit at age eighteen, he now resides in Arizona with his ex-wife and two children.
Keith and Kent Zimmerman have coauthored many New York Times and London Times bestselling books.
Paul Pompian, who has produced more than fifty motion pictures and television productions, was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago and came by his interest in the outfit naturally.
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