The Mafia's Greatest Hits: Ranking, Rating, and Appraising the Big Rubou

by David H. Jacobs Jr., David Jacobs

Describes what the author considers to be the greatest hits by the Mafia based on difficulty to execute, cleverness, and cleanness, and includes such hits as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the assassination of Big Paul Castellano.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2006

Reviews

[Nunik Kartikarini · Rating 5 out of 5]

read it after watching the irishman. It helps understand mafia's landscape in 1930s

[Tantri Setyorini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bukunya cukup informatif dalam membedah kasus-kasus pembunuhan mafia AS. Gagasan menilai strategi, eksekusi, dan hasil pembunuhan menjadi rating juga cukup unik. Dan masih ada cerita seru yang mengaitkan klan Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, CIA, dan mafia (lupa yang mana, entah Castellano, Galante, atau Siegel).

Lumayan ngeri juga karena foto-foto para bos mafia setelah eksekusi dilampirkan tanpa blur. Btw, foto yang di cover itu benar-benar diambil dari crime scene eksekusi Carmine Galante, lho.

Tapi sayang penuturan dalam buku ini sedikit nggak rapi. Peristiwa-peristiwa di dalamnya tidak diceritakan secara runtut. Jadinya lumayan bikin bingung.

Tapi intinya buku ini masih recommended untuk dibaca, terutama buat yang penasaran sama dunia mafia atau side story dari film-film mafia kayak Bugsy dan Angels With Dirty Faces.

[Windry]

hadoh nyari ke mana yak buku ini?

[Fei]

penjabaran fakta dengan gaya cerita ala novel, ujung-ujungnya seperti baca novel godfather

[dian_yachan · Rating 4 out of 5]

dengan membaca buku ini jadi mempunyai sedikit gambaran tentang kejamnya kehidupan para mafia

[Dana · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Not the best written book and I didn't really need the "scoring". But the stories of the rise and fall of these Mafia men were interesting.

[Matt Shelton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent book. Certainly unique in that the author scores mob hits on criteria like strategy, tactics, and outcome. I didn't always agree with how the "points" were allocated but I did find it much more historical accurate than some recent books I've read on the subject. It's an interesting book conceptually but not one I plan on keeping on my shelf for later reference.

One item to point out is that on p.201 the author states that Arthur "Bruno" Indelicato was a Gambino associate. This is very much false and inaccurate. The name was Anthony Indelicato though the author is right about the nickname of "Bruno". Also, he was not a "Gambino associate". He was a made member in the Bonanno Family and son of Alphonse "Sonny Red" Indelicato. While the book is pretty spot on with historical references, this was a pretty big mistake in my opinion.