false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167343968m/22239.jpg 22239 3 A suspenseful, emotionally charged real-life Sopranos: The son of New York's most notorious Mafia killer reveals the conflicted life he led being raised by a cold-blooded murderer, who was also a devoted family man, and the wrenching legacy of Mafia family life.<br><br>Al DeMeo will never forget the day in 1992 when a coworker, a fellow trader at the New York Stock Exchange, taunted him with a copy of the hot new book Murder Machine, chronicling the horrific criminal life of DeMeo's father, Roy, the head of the most deadly gang in organized crime. The moment sent DeMeo into a psychological tailspin: How could he have spent his life looking up to, and loving, a vicious killer?<br><br><i>For the Sins of My Father</i> recounts the chilling rise and fall of the man who led the Gambino family's most fearsome killers and thieves, through the eyes of a son who had never known any other kind of life. Coming of age in an opulent Long Island house where money is abundant but its source is unclear, Al becomes Roy's confidant, sent to call in loans at age fourteen and gradually coming to understand his father's job description--loan shark, car thief, porn purveyor and, above all, murderer. But when Al is seventeen, Roy's body is found in the trunk of a car, a gangland slaying that places Al between federal prosecutors seeking his testimony and a mob crew determined to keep him quiet.<br><br>Desperate to abide by the father-son bond, but equally determined to escape his father's dangerous and doomed life, Al Demeo embarks on a courageous quest for the truth, reconciliation, and honor. With the implacable narrative drive of a thriller and the power of a painfully honest memoir, <i>For the Sins of My Father </i>presents a startling and unprecedented perspective on the underworld of organized crime, exposing for the first time the cruel legacy of a Mafia life.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 23294 2002 For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life total:52|5:1|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:0| 52 196 88 17 5 1 false false Wed Aug 13 16:58:37 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 09:59:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 15:03:47 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 15:16:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 06:07:33 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 06:25:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 12:16:58 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 03:46:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 13 15:50:26 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 13 15:51:01 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 13:14:02 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 13:16:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 26 08:12:22 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 18 18:10:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 30 13:52:49 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:52:49 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 23 05:47:50 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 05:51:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 26 06:59:02 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 06:59:42 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 31 17:56:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 18:02:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 06:43:33 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 06:48:09 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jul 19 11:52:42 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 11:52:42 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Aug 07 18:47:16 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 09 11:50:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 23 09:11:31 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 09:11:31 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Fri Aug 08 05:43:12 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 06:08:54 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Sep 21 07:37:45 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 09:50:08 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 09:50:28 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 06:34:13 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:34:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:17:18 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 00:17:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 13:42:23 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 13:42:23 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=22239