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Mob Nemesis

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I guess this book was kinda interesting. It just seemd to drag on and go deep into FBI procedures and not so much into the everyday life of a gangster. Compared to other Mafia books I've read this is by far the worst. But it is still a mafia book, so I found it to be at least somewhat interesting. I would not recommend this book unless you are more interested in how the FBI fought organized crime, and not the everday operations of a mafia family.

This book detailed the FBI's fight against the mob and was very informative with regard to the psychological makeup of the so-called "Godfathers". In contrast to the constant portrayal of these characters as "upfront" and "honorable", Griffin shows their true colors in vivid detail. It was a quick, interesting read and a must for Mafia "aficionados". This book would make a great movie someday.

This book presents the mob and their actions as what they are...vicious, greedy, and cowardly. Mr. Griffin tells the story of the rise and fall of La Cosa Nostra in down-to-earth regular language. Sometimes it seems as if you are sitting across the table from him listening to him reminisce.

As a reader of crime stories and international intrigue, I found this book to be gripping, and interesting, all the more so because it is true. I don't usually read true crime, but in this case, I was glad I opened this book.

Hey Hollywood...here is a story that would translate well to the big screen, along the lines of Donny Brasco.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is at all interested in the mob, the FBI, or the US legal system. It moves well, is an easy read, and well-told.

Griffin did a great and long overdue job of shedding an honest look into the lives and character of real mobsters. His book was facsinating and gives the reader a glimpse of what went on behind the scenes, both for the mob, and the FBI. I am an avid reader of mob related books, and this book is by far one of the best I've read, I'm sure it's going to make a great movie someday.

ai enjoyed the book- the writer has done a masterful job at bringing the subject at hand back into realistic view. I had been one of the many who had been blindsided by Hollywood's glamorizing the hoodlum element in society. The reality is that underworld figures are not bad guys with hearts of gold. but men with hearts of stone and ice water in their veins instead of blood.

Satisfactorily written but unless you really need to know the day-to-day activities of the mafia and the FBI this will be a tough read. If you've read one chapter, you've read the entire book: bad guys sell drugs, gamble illegally, kill each other, then, when caught by the good guys, do whatever they can to cut deals to avoid jail time. Kudos for not romanticizing La Cosa Nostra, though. These people are crude, dull-witted, morally challenged, and, perhaps the worse crime of all, boring as heck.

The author describes his life in the FBI and how he fought against the mob. The first part of the book is about him trying to become an FBI agent and does not discuss many details about the Mafia. The author comes off very conceded but at the same time describes details of the mob that contradict numerous other books. The biggest example is when he describes Agent Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brascoe. He describes Pistone as a good friend yet says he infiltrated the Colombo family for 8 years. Any mob enthusiast knows Pistone was involved with the Bonanno Family. It's hard to trust the other facts he lists when getting major facts like Donnie Brasco wrong.