Joe Bruno

Joe Bruno, a former New York City sportswriter, is the author of 60 books, including true crime, crime novels, crime screenplays, political science, and sports biographies.

In 2020, Bruno, a Vietnam Veteran, was voted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in the media section.

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Mathew J. Mari, New York City criminal lawyer for 40 years, says, "Joe Bruno and I grew up in the same neighborhood on the Lower East Side of New York City. We met and know the most of the same people, some of whom are alleged to be organized crime figures. And I emphasize the word 'alleged.'

"That's why Joe Bruno's insight and style makes it easy for the reader to understand the colorful yet brutal characters that dominated the crime scene in America for two centuries. He knows what he's talking about because he's lived through it.

"Joe Bruno's mob books are 'A composite of characters and events, which weaves the denizens of the underworld with the rich history of New York City, as well as in other parts of the country.'"

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Joe Bruno's five-part series "Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps," finished runner-up in the 2013 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent Ebook Awards in the category "Nonfiction."