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Overview""The last days of the Roman Empire, if it were populated by snitches, gamblers, mobsters, lowlifes, and homicidal maniacs. In other words, this book is entertaining as hell. In chronicling one small, parochial, though notorious faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta tells the story of the whole damn thing.South End Syndicateis a worthy addition to any organized crime bookshelf."" -T. J. English,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Westies,The Corporation,andDangerous Rhythms On a hot November day in 2003 in Springfield,Massachusetts, local Genovese family captain ""Big Al"" Bruno got shot five timeswith a .45 caliber handgun as he walked out of the Our Lady of Mount Carmelsocial club-a lit cigar smoldering next to his lifeless body. Since VitoGenovese took his empire north from New York City, a string of mobsters datingback a hundred years have operated in the Greater Springfield area. With thismigration came murders, mayhem, treachery, criminal trials, and constant corruption. Not until 2010 did authorities charge new Springfield Genoveseboss Anthony ""Bingy"" Arillotta with Bruno's murder. At the time, Arillotta'sconnections spanned the Northeast-from the Patriarca family in Rhode Island to theAngiulos in Boston to the Gambinos and Bonannos in New York, and from BillyGrasso and Whitey Tropiano in New Haven to Whitey Bulger's Winter Hill Gang. Duringhis seven-year reign, Arillotta had beautiful women, total power, and millionsin cash. But it eventually came with a devastating price. South End Syndicate tellsthe untold story of a young man infatuated with Springfield wiseguys who rosefrom being a street criminal to becoming his city's Mafia boss. How did a youngItalian-American kid from Springfield work his way up the chain to become aMade wiseguy in charge of Western New England? Arillotta, now a free man, tellsa timeless tale of power, money, and murder. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony Arillotta , Joe BradleyPublisher: Hamilcar Publications Imprint: Hamilcar Publications Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm ISBN: 9781949590753ISBN 10: 1949590755 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 19 September 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPROLOGUE Killing Gary CHAPTER 1 Getting My Button CHAPTER 2 Making of a Mobster CHAPTER 3 Old Time Wiseguys CHAPTER 4 Salvatore “Big Nose Sam” Cufari CHAPTER 5 Becoming an Associate CHAPTER 6 Francesco “Skyball” Scibelli CHAPTER 7 Passing The Torch CHAPTER 8 Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno CHAPTER 9 My Springfield Crew CHAPTER 10 Banging with Bruno CHAPTER 11 Pinched for Trafficking CHAPTER 12 My Head on a Pike CHAPTER 13 Manzi Mayhem CHAPTER 14 Kill Them All CHAPTER 15 We Smell a Rat CHAPTER 16 Clipping the Boss (Al Bruno) CHAPTER 17 It’s Good to be King (Becoming the Boss) CHAPTER 18 Full of Bologna CHAPTER 19 Death by Lethal Injection CHAPTER 20 Striking First (My Cooperation) CHAPTER 21 Hard Time CHAPTER 22 Hell, Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned CHAPTER 23 A Family Tragedy CHAPTER 24 The End of an Empire CHAPTER 25 My New Life AFTERWORD: Joe BradleyReviews“As a crime reporter for twenty-five years in Boston, I'd known only the mythology surrounding Anthony Arillotta. But the greatest Hollywood screenwriter couldn't compose a story even close to the reality of his life inside the Mafia.” —Dave Wedge, New York Times bestselling author of Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture and Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss “Part Shakespearean tragedy, part gritty gangster thriller, South End Syndicate reads like a movie turned into a book. On par with Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy—and the timeless film it inspired, Martin Scorcese’s Goodfellas—Anthony Arillotta’s book is an instant classic that will be read by Mob fans for years to come. Spellbinding.” —Bob Batchelor, author of The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius “Delivered in straightforward language, this tale of mostly street-level mayhem and misdeeds reads nearly like a diary, taking the reader along page after page. Because South End Syndicate establishes its bona fides so viscerally, it is impossible to put down.” —Charles Farrell, author of (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and the Mob “Part Shakespearean tragedy, part gritty gangster thriller, South End Syndicate reads like a movie turned into a book. On par with Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy—and the timeless film it inspired, Martin Scorcese’s Goodfellas—Anthony Arillotta’s book is an instant classic that will be read by Mob fans for years to come. Spellbinding.” —Bob Batchelor, author of The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius “Delivered in straightforward language, this tale of mostly street-level mayhem and misdeeds reads nearly like a diary, taking the reader along page after page. Because South End Syndicate establishes its bona fides so viscerally, it is impossible to put down.” —Charles Farrell, author of (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and the Mob Author InformationAnthony Arillotta is the former boss of the Springfield, Massachusetts, faction of New York City's Genovese crime family. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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