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  • The Last Gangster

  • From Cop to Wiseguy to FBI Informant: Big Ron Previte and the Fall of the American Mob
  • By: George Anastasia
  • Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
  • Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (44 ratings)

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The Last Gangster

By: George Anastasia
Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
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As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster, he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once and for all.

For thirty-five years, Ron Previte roamed the underworld. A six-foot, three-hundred-pound capo in the Philadelphia-South Jersey crime family, he ran every mob scam and gambit from drug trafficking and prostitution to the extortion of millions from Atlantic City. By the 1990s, Previte, an old-school workhorse, found himself answering to younger mob bosses like "Skinny Joe" Merlino, who seemed increasingly spoiled, cocky, and careless.

Convinced that the honor of the "business" was gone, he became the FBI's secret weapon in an intense and highly personalized war on the Philadelphia mob. Operating with the same guile, wit, and stone-cold bravado that had made him a force in the underworld—and armed with only a wiretap secured to his crotch—Previte recorded it all; the murder, the mayhem, and even the story of mob boss Ralph Natale's affair with his youngest daughter's best friend. Previte and his FBI cronies eventually prevailed, securing the convictions of his nemeses, "Skinny Joey" Merlino and Ralph Natale.

©2004 George Anastasia (P)2022 Tantor
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Loved this book

Heard the stories, read the news articles and now I heard the inside story. This was a great book. Knowing the many landmarks made it even better. Side note I grew up on the authors neighboring street and remember him as a kid, we played football together. I have followed his articles for years. Enjoy it.

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Sensational

loved it, not a dull moment. very detailed storytelling. if chronically factually believeable. wow the people that walks amongst us. my hats off.

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Interesting narrator

This story is very informative and gives insight to the mafia in the mid 80’s /90’s. I’ve read a lot of mafia books and I learned about characters I’d never heard of and their stories!!! Good Read!!!

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it's mafia

if you like the mob you will like the book. it's not the best I've listened to but it's not the worst. It's a little slow to start but gets better.

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good listen

enjoyed it if your into mafia and dysfunctional organized crime your gonna enjoy it very much

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Beautifully done! Exceptional.

Anastasia captures all the details and relays them with a degree of objectivity and flair. After creatively articulating the stories and facts, he leaves room for the audience to evaluate. As a former South Philly resident, these stories are particularly interesting — and the author “does the right thing.” Informative and entertaining.

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Anastasia further discredits himself and career

Like ‘Gotti’s Boys’ George Anastasia writes another terrible book of lies marketed as a true crime biography. Anastasia used to be one of the most respected reporters in the field but for some reason he has written a bunch of pure trash in the past decade. He couldn’t have believe half of the stuff Previte told him while writing this. It’s like every chapter came straight from Previte’s ego and imagination. His own revisionist history. Skip reading this book entirely.

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Not good

Not interesting, not good.

George Anastasia was one of my favorite authors as of late but now after listening to this book I’m not sure about that.

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