Gaspipe

Confessions of a Mafia Boss

By: Philip Carlo

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than 50 murders. Currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times best-selling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen. By pure happenstance, Casso had lived next door to the family of young Philip Carlo, who was able to get into the mind, heart, and soul of one of the most cunning, ruthless mob bosses in the annals of crime history. In Gaspipe, Casso reveals the shocking details behind headline-making crimes and crime figures, such as:

• The mob's decision that John Gotti had to be taken out after whacking Big Paul Castellano without approval - and how Casso got the order to hit Gotti
  
• A fly-on-the-wall view of the Mafia commission sit-down at which John Gotti was made capo di tutti capi, the boss of all bosses
  
• The insidious relationship between La Cosa Nostra and the Russian Mafia, and how the Lucchese family murdered the most-feared assassin in the Russian mob
  
• Details of secret sit-downs with mob bosses Vincent "The Chin" Gigante and John Gotti, and the notorious Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
  
• How Gravano made fools of the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI
  
• The real story of the Mafia Cops and the revelations of other law enforcement personnel on Casso's payroll
  
• How the Mafia managed to get a tight stranglehold on most unions in America
  
• The truth behind the Mafia's real role in bringing huge amounts of narcotics into the United States
  
• How federal prison officials were bought and sold by the Mafia
  
• The intimate details of the women behind the Mafiosi
  
• The truth behind the assassinations of JFK and RFK
  
• Who killed Jimmy Hoffa, and where his body is

©2008 Philip Carlo (P)2008 Tantor

best book ever the writer is one of my favorites

Philip carlo does a great job every time he made me feel like if I was there

Outstanding!

I’ve done several books on organised crime and this is one of best! It’s compelling, fast paced and does a excellent job of portraying the humanity of one “LCN’s” most infamous figures. I can’t recommend it enough.

Must Listen!

This is a great listen! Tons of details and plot twists! It’s better than a television show!

Anthony gast like story of a mafia boss

I really thought that this book was very interesting. A lot of great information of other mobsters, good, read, good listening.

fuck cops

all cops and feds are scum, being a rat is not better but trash I'd tradh