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Godfather of Night: A Greek Mafia Father, a Drug Runner Son, and an Unexpected Shot at Redemption
by
Kevin Pappas
What if you belonged nowhere and to no one? What if you learned as a teenager that the father who had mistreated you for years wasn’t your father at all–and that you were actually born to the mistress of a Greek gangster? And what if the only way to connect with your real father was to become his fiercest rival?
Kevin Cunningham grew up in Tarpon Springs, Florida, just anot...more
Kevin Cunningham grew up in Tarpon Springs, Florida, just anot...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
August 11th 2009
by Ballantine Books
(first published May 12th 2009)
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This story is so outrageous that I have to take it with some grains of salt... but I suspect it is mostly true. Kevin Pappas is the unacknowledged son of a Greek mobster who made a fortune running a drug gang in Atlanta, got caught and sentenced to hard time, then made another fortune (and got out of jail) brokering information between criminals on the street, rich criminals in the pen, and law enforcement.
His most interesting point is that for him, the real thrill of the business wa...more
His most interesting point is that for him, the real thrill of the business wa...more
This reads as if Sonny from "The Godfather" wrote it - bluster, braggadocio, and an ego as big as a house. I was led to expect that I would discover that Tarpon Springs is heavily infested with Greek mafia sorts, but the book was lame. Although it is evidently true that the author is the illegimate son of one of the Pappas Restaurant owners, a good deal else seems highly suspect. After reading this, I did a lot of checking out of his claims on the web. I'm afraid my conclusion was ...more
It was okay, I didn't really like the lead character that much. So I really didn't care if he ended up in prison for the rest of his arrogant life.
Fascinating memior of a mostly unloved child who becomes teenage hustler/jewlery store owner, cocaine distributor, jailhouse lawyer and finally normal citizen. Good short read, would like to have had a longer, more detailed book. Would love to read a longer, well researched bio done by an impartial investigator.
Nice surprise. Well written book by another crazy dope dealer from Atlanta area. Lot of daddy issues that are irrelevant to the story. Really well written. Wait for this one to come out in paperback.
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