A compelling introduction to the global impact of organized crime Famous for being ruthless, cruel, and cool, the Mafia has always captured the darker side of t

Relying on previously undisclosed confessions of former mafia members now cooperating with the police, Letizia Paoli provides a clinically accurate portrait of

Once the Mafia ruled uncontested over the American criminal underworld. Now, however, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican, Cuban, Arabic, Black, and o

While the later history of the New York Mafia has received extensive attention, what has been conspicuously absent until now is an accurate and conversant revie

The insightful essays in this book shine a new light on the roles of women within criminal networks, roles that in reality are often less traditional than resea