Boss of Bosses : The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia

Bolzoni, Attilio; D'avanzo, Giuseppe; Whiteside, Shaun (TRN)

ISBN 10: 1409153800 / ISBN 13: 9781409153801

Published by Orion, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Boss of Bosses : The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia
• Publisher: Orion
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409153800
• ISBN 13: 9781409153801
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is the true story of Totò Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other Mafia chiefs and take control of the organisation. However, the story is not just that of Riina, but also of Sicily itself. D'Avanzo and Bolzoni have transformed a complex series of events spanning several decades into a gripping narrative.

In prison for 18 years now, Totò Riina still remains the dictator of the Cosa Nostra. This book tells the haunting and disturbing tale, with thorough investigation and testimony of the Sicilian Corleone.

About the Author

Attilio Bolzoni is the author of six books regarding the mafia, and won the Italian E GIORNALISMO PRIZE in 2009 for being the 'best chronicler of the South' and 'a journalist who has always followed scrupulously and seriously inquiries that have made the reader understand the severity of the Mafia'.

Giuseppe D'Avanzo was a journalist and writer; he was deputy director and columnist at the Italian LA REPUBBLICA newspaper, as well as author of a series of investigative reports that have marked the political history of Italy, as well as investigating international cases such as the Litvinenko case.