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~ Claire Longrigg (Author) "I'm grateful to my father for making me a tough son of a bitch," says Lana Zancocchio..." (more)
Key Phrases: mob wives, mob wife, mob associates, New York, Las Vegas, Albert Tocco (more...)
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The legions of fans of the character of conflicted mob wife Carmela Soprano on the popular HBO series will eagerly devour British journalist Longrigg's second look at the role of women in traditional organized crime, after 1997's Mafia Women, which focused on the Mafia in Italy. Here the author moves beyond popular stereotypes to present a number of fascinating portraits drawn from America's experience of La Cosa Nostra. Some, like the Dapper Don's daughter, Victoria Gotti, are familiar figures, but some of the more obscure women prove even more interesting. Surprisingly, Longrigg has even managed to find a heroic character among the more typical victims of domestic violence and the pampered, superficial individuals who gladly indulged in an affluent lifestyle that their criminal relatives made possible. Betty Tocco, wife of a mob boss, bravely chose to cooperate with the FBI to protect her young son from his father's vicious way of life and became the first mob spouse to testify against her husband at trial. Despite the essential grimness of the world of the Mafia, Longrigg's ear for the humanity of those she describes and the rare moments of humor elevate this book beyond the usual self-serving mob tell-alls.
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Longrigg deflates the popular image of the "mob moll" as a platinum-haired, bejeweled ditz with no idea how her husband makes his money. She interviewed daughters and wives of mobsters, and they reveal the complex, chancy reality of life among the wise guys. Stories like those of Brenda Coletti, an active participant in crime, and Virginia Hill, self-designated "best cocksucker in America" and possessor of "an independent power base within the Syndicate" belie the view that "women in the American Mafia . . . played no part in organized crime." So do those of Victoria Gotti, daughter of the Teflon Don; Camille Serpico, who married her mobster husband's killer; and recently deposed Cicero, Illinois, mayor Betty Loren-Maltese. Hill and Antoinette Giancana (author of Mafia Princess, 1984) may especially interest readers of Gus Russo's The Outfit (2002), in which the former's sometime paramour, Bugsy Siegel, and the latter's father, occasional James Ellroy supporting character Sam Giancana, figure prominently. An engrossing and fresh look at life in the criminal underworld. Mike Tribby
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Miramax (July 14, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1401351859
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401351854
  • Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #939,011 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars This book sucked hard, June 16, 2006
By Michael Tocco "M.A.T." (Chicago Heights) - See all my reviews
If you read this book -- you can thank the author for making you dumber.
If you spent money on this book -- you can thank the author for wasting your hard-earned cash.
If you enjoyed this book in any respect -- then you can thank the author for her talent in writing fiction.

Not only was this book chock full of crap, it didn't at all confer with the people involved to get the facts straight. This is all hearsay and press coverage that anyone could dig up googling the subject matter.
Now, if you believe what the press tells you -- then you're a real sucker.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars NO QUESTIONS ASKED OF ME, May 14, 2006
The most accurate aspect of the book, insofar as it pertains to me, is the title, since Clare certainly did not ask any questions of me. From my perspective, it is little more than a smear-campaign and attempt to cash in on a popular topic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars VERY INTERESTING CLARE., January 7, 2006
THE BOOK WAS GENERALLY GOOD, HOWEVER SOME OF THE FACTS ARE OFF. sHE SHOULD HAVE INTERVIEWED THE WOMEN BEFORE WRITING ABOUT THEM.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth your time
This book was slow and boring. I love to read but when I started to read this book I kept putting it back down.I eventually just put it away and found something better to read.
Published 13 months ago by C. Rodriguez

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
I purchased this book for myself because I am fascinated by organized crime. This was a fairly interesting account of the woman's role in "modern" US mafia. Read more
Published on January 3, 2007 by JR McHugh

4.0 out of 5 stars This was pretty entertaining.
I like books on the mafia. This was pretty good. Its a collection of many stories from mob wives or daughters. Most with bad endings. Read more
Published on February 4, 2005 by Amy Marchand Ventimiglia

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for fans of "Mob" tales!
The author skillfully portrays the characters and (real life) plots of the book so well, I feel that I not only "know" the characters, but I have been there as well! Read more
Published on November 28, 2004 by MJS

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