Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia - Hardcover

Pistone, Joseph D.; Woodley, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0453005578 ISBN 13: 9780453005579

Publisher: New American Library, 1988

Synopsis

A former FBI special agent tells how, posing as jewel thief Donnie Brasco, he lived as a Mafia insider for over six years and informed the FBI of the mob's involvement in extortion, gambling, theft, bribery, drug trafficking, and murder

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Review:

In Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone tells the story of working so deep undercover in the Mafia that the truth of his identity became blurry even for him. For six years, Pistone posed as jewel thief Donnie Brasco in order to pull off one of the most audacious sting operations ever. Because any small detail could blow his cover, Pistone adjusted his personality and habits to earn the trust of Mafia soldiers, connected guys, captains, and godfathers. He was so successful that many FBI surveillance teams assumed that he was yet another Mafia guy. This memoir paints a vivid portrait of the underworld of wise guys by revealing their code of honor, their treacherous dealings, their relationships with their wives and mistresses, and their lavish money habits. The suspense in Pistone's story builds as he unfurls his experience of life on the edge of good and evil and on the verge of death.

About the Author:

Joseph D. Pistone was an FBI agent for seventeen years. He now lives under a secret identity in an undisclosed location.

About this edition

• Publisher: New American Library
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0453005578
• ISBN 13: 9780453005579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 373