Double Deal: The Inside Story of Murder, Unbridled Corruption, and the Cop Who Was a Mobster
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061030481 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mafia, but here his obvious model is Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy, the classic insider look at the New York crime world through the words of ex-mobster Henry Hill. in the 1970s and 1980s. Giancana captures Corbitt's eye for the sleazy details of Mob life, such as the time he sees "half a million in loose diamonds" wrapped in a brown paper bag on the front seat of Momo's car, "looking like a ham sandwich." But the heart of the book is Corbitt's description of the mysterious figure of Hy Larner, who, along with Meyer Lansky, controlled organized crime in the U.S. Co-author Giancana covered much of the same territory in Double Cross, his bests
Double Deal - book review Seller was great, fast low price (book & shipping).Book is great, provides huge insight into the corruption of local and federal gvt and international mafia dealings. A true eye opener.. "double deal" according to barbara galka. i couldn't put the book down! I live close to this suburb and i can believe what was going on.. "Very Interesting True Story About Corrupt Cops and Politicians and Mob" according to BodyBibleAuthor. I read this book after a friend lent it to me. It was not from Amazon. I thought it was very interesting. Especially because I am familiar with the area in and around the western suburbs of Chicago, where these events took place. But Ive read books about NYC and elsewhere that are equally interesting so I dont think you have to know Chicago area to enjoy this book. It's memorable. Like where Mike Corbitt tells about getting Very Interesting True Story About Corrupt Cops and Politicians and Mob BodyBibleAuthor I read this book after a friend lent it to me. It was not from Amazon. I thought it was very interesting. Especially because I am familiar with the area in and around the western suburbs of Chicago, where these events took place. But Ive read books about NYC and elsewhere that are equally interesting so I dont think you have to know Chicago area to enjoy this book. It's memorable. Like where Mike Corbitt tells about getting 4 years in federal prison and says that despite getting a relatively light sentence and having cash stashe. years in federal prison and says that despite getting a relatively light sentence and having cash stashe
Now Corbitt breaks that silence, holding back nothing–including the account of his personal involvement in the brutal murder of the wife of Chicago mob attorney Alan Masters. By the time Corbitt was appointed chief of police, he'd also moved up the Outfit's ranks and was living the high life of a respected mobster. Corbitt's luck turned when he was indicted on charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder. Corbitt bares his soul, confessing in graphic – sometimes horrific – detail a life lived as both saint and sinner, a life that moved back and forth between the conflicting worlds of the police officer and the gangster with ease.. An expose of organised crime and its unholy alliance with world leaders, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement, Double Deal is a 40–year saga told with unflinching honesty by mob insider and former Chicago chief of police Michael Corbitt. Growing up poor and angry, Michael Corbitt fought his way up the ranks of greasers and street gangs until he attracted the attention of Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana, who placed him on the Willow Springs, Illinois, police force. Although there was a mob contract on his life and he was facing a 20–year jail sentence, he refused to testify against organised crime figures under the witness protection programme, maintaining instead the Mafioso's code of silence – until his