Mob Nemesis: How the FBI Crippled Organized Crime

by Joe Griffin and Don DeNevi

Book Overview

While J. Edgar Hoover was denying that there was such a thing as organized crime, in the forties, fifties, and sixties the mob was busy forming powerful syndicates in many northeastern cities. This book tells the fascinating, first-hand story of how FBI Special Agent Joe Griffin, with the help of a team of courageous professionals, succeeded through dogged determination and uncanny street smarts to convict major La Cosa Nostra leaders in Buffalo,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573929190
• ISBN13: 9781573929196
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for anyone interested in the mob or FBI

Griffin did a great and long overdue job of shedding an honest look into the lives and character of real mobsters. His book was facsinating and gives the reader a glimpse of what went on behind the scenes, both for the mob, and the FBI. I am an avid reader of mob related books, and this book is by far one of the best I've read, I'm sure it's going to make a great movie someday.

If you like Mob Books, you'll love this one

This book detailed the FBI's fight against the mob and was very informative with regard to the psychological makeup of the so-called "Godfathers". In contrast to the constant portrayal of these characters as "upfront" and "honorable", Griffin shows their true colors in vivid detail. It was a quick, interesting read and a must for Mafia "aficionados". This book would make a great movie someday.

The real deal

This book presents the mob and their actions as what they are...vicious, greedy, and cowardly. Mr. Griffin tells the story of the rise and fall of La Cosa Nostra in down-to-earth regular language. Sometimes it seems as if you are sitting across the table from him listening to him reminisce.As a reader of crime stories and international intrigue, I found this book to be gripping, and interesting, all the more so because it is true. I don't usually read true crime, but in this case, I was glad I opened this book.Hey Hollywood...here is a story that would translate well to the big screen, along the lines of Donny Brasco. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is at all interested in the mob, the FBI, or the US legal system. It moves well, is an easy read, and well-told.