Murder Machine - (Onyx True Crime) by Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci (Paperback)

About the Book

Reporters for the New York Daily News and experts on orgainized crime, Capeci and Mustain trace the rise and bloody fall of Roy DeMeo, one of the most feared and brutal men of organized crime in the U.S. They tell of cold-blooded murders for profit and pleasure. Photos.

Book Synopsis

"The inside story of a single Brooklyn gang that killed more Americans than the Iraqi army."--Mike McAlary, columnist, New York Post

They were the DeMeo gang--the most deadly hit men in organized crime. Their Mafia higher-ups came to know, use, and ultimately fear them as the Murder Machine. They killed for profit and for pleasure, following cold-blooded plans and wild whims, from the mean streets of New York to the Florida Gold Coast, and from coast to coast.

Now complete with personal revelations of one of the key players, this is the savage story that leaves no corpse unturned in its terrifying telling.

INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Review Quotes

"The scariest book ever about the mob."--Pete Hamill

"A murderous crew that every wise guy in New York was afraid of...compelling and authoritative."--Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy

"Vivid...hair-raising...fascinating...the best mob book in recent memory."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Jerry Capeci is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the Mafia and organized crime. He covered the crime beat for both the New York Daily News and the New York Post (and was the only newspaperman to sneak his way into Carlo Gambino's funeral in 1976) for more than 20 years. He is the co-author of Murder Machine, the terrifying saga of Roy DeMeo's bloodthirsty Mafia crew, and Gotti: Rise & Fall. A native of the mean streets of Bath Beach, Brooklyn, he now lives in Manhattan.

Gene Mustain is the co-author of Murder Machine and the author of Mob Star.