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Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent
Tim Newark
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Description for Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent
Paperback. Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. This is a biography that tells Luciano's real story, from his early days as a top hit man for the mob to his exploits running sex and narcotics empires and revelations about his transatlantic trip to Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. He was a legend - but also a fake master criminal without real power, his reputation manipulated and maintained by the government agents who had put him behind bars. Drawing on secret government documents from archives in America and Europe, this myth-busting biography tells Luciano's real story, from his early days as a top hit man for the mob to his exploits running sex and narcotics empires and revelations about his trip to Nazi Germany to set ... Read more
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. He was a legend - but also a fake master criminal without real power, his reputation manipulated and maintained by the government agents who had put him behind bars. Drawing on secret government documents from archives in America and Europe, this myth-busting biography tells Luciano's real story, from his early days as a top hit man for the mob to his exploits running sex and narcotics empires and revelations about his trip to Nazi Germany to set ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845967376
SKU
V9781845967376
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-90
About Tim Newark
Tim Newark is the author of several critically acclaimed true-crime books. He contributes book reviews to the Financial Times, Time Out and the Daily Telegraph, and has also worked as a TV scriptwriter and historical consultant.
Reviews for Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent
Great detective work here. Tim Newark has uncovered fascinating new angles on the Lucky Luciano story and tells it well
John Dickie, author of Cosa Nostra A must for true crime fans (
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News of the World
Newark's beautifully written and thoroughly researched studies offer new information and penetrating insights on hitherto little ... Read more
John Dickie, author of Cosa Nostra A must for true crime fans (
)
News of the World
Newark's beautifully written and thoroughly researched studies offer new information and penetrating insights on hitherto little ... Read more