Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss - Softcover

Carlo, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061429856 ISBN 13: 9780061429859

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2009

Synopsis

The boss of New York's infamous Lucchese crime family, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso's life in the Mafia was preordained from birth. His rare talent for "earning"—concocting ingenious schemes to hijack trucks, rob banks, and bring vast quantities of drugs into New York—fueled his unstoppable rise up the ladder of organized crime. A mafioso responsible for at least fifty murders, Casso lived large, with a beautiful wife and money to burn. When the law finally caught up with him in 1994, Casso became the thing he hated most—an informer.

From his blood feud with John Gotti to his dealings with the "Mafia cops," decorated NYPD officers Lou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, to the Windows case, which marked the beginning of the end for the New York Mob, Gaspipe is Anthony Casso's shocking story—a roller-coaster ride into an exclusive netherworld that reveals the true inner workings of the Mafia, from its inception to the present time.

About this title

About the Author

Philip Carlo was born and raised on the mean streets of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn—the same streets Tommy Pitera hailed from. There, Carlo earned a Ph.D. in street smarts, and he escaped a life of crime by writing about it with unusual insight. He is the author of the bestsellers The Night Stalker, about notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez, and The Ice Man, about infamous Mafia contract killer Richard Kuklinski. Carlo lives with his wife, Laura, in New York City.

From AudioFile

If you'd like to vicariously observe contract killings, lucrative robberies, and meetings with Mafia bosses, you've found the right audiobook. Now in prison, Cosa Nostra boss Antonio Casso tells all to the author in a blatant violation of OMERT--the code of silence. His double life of loving family man and relentless killer hardly seems possible--unless you're familiar with Tony Soprano. Alan Sklar's deep, raspy voice fits the noir tale of violence and death. His delivery stays matter-of-fact and detached while describing dozens of assassinations, often preceded by torture. When necessary, Sklar's Italian kicks in so well one can almost see his arms waving. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061429856
• ISBN 13: 9780061429859
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384