Boss of Bosses by Clare Longrigg
A story of passion and betrayal, about the man who brought Cosa Nostra back from the brink of disaster
'Perceptive.. Longrigg traces Provenzano's rise from stealing barrels of pecorino cheese in Corleone in the 1950s to the top of Cosa Nostra' * New Statesman *
'Fascinating ... Longrigg avoids the usual pitfalls Mafia chroniclers are susceptible to' * London Lite *
'In this thrilling history ... (Longrigg) meticulously traces the career of the man known as "the Accountant"' * Sunday Times *
'Authoritative and absorbing' * Guardian *
Longrigg treats her subject seriously, a relief from the melodrama that dangerously trivialises so much Mafia literature * Sunday Telegraph *
'Fascinating ... Longrigg avoids the usual pitfalls Mafia chroniclers are susceptible to' * London Lite *
'In this thrilling history ... (Longrigg) meticulously traces the career of the man known as "the Accountant"' * Sunday Times *
'Authoritative and absorbing' * Guardian *
Longrigg treats her subject seriously, a relief from the melodrama that dangerously trivialises so much Mafia literature * Sunday Telegraph *
Clare Longrigg was born in England in 1963. She is a journalist, who has worked on the Guardian and the Independent. She has written widely about the Italian mafia and published two books, Mafia Women, based on the stories of women in Italian organised crime, and No Questions Asked, about women in the US Cosa Nostra. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719568596 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719568595 |
| Title | Boss of Bosses |
| Author | Clare Longrigg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2009-06-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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