No Haven - by Paul Bleakley (Hardcover)

About the Book

With Boston to the north and New York City to the south, Connecticut's history of organized crime is often overlooked. Here's the untold story of New Haven's illegal past.

Book Synopsis

With Boston to the north and New York City to the south, Connecticut's history of organized crime is often overlooked. Here's the untold story of New Haven's illegal past.

Review Quotes

No Haven is a fascinating and gripping account of a little-known segment of the mob. Paul Bleakley 's research is top drawer. I highly recommend this book.

Told as a narrative history, No Haven recounts a century of mob infiltration in New Haven, Connecticut, by organized crime families from neighboring states. New Haven has a legacy of mob involvement stemming from overlapping organized crime influences from surrounding New York City, Providence, and Boston. Using three major mobsters from the Genovese, Profaci, and Patriarca families as prime examples, this book offers a fascinating look into how multiple illicit activities produced self-interest, occasional allies, and sometimes brutal murder. At its core, this is the story of a city that suffered for many decades from the impact of organized crime.

About the Author

Paul Bleakley is an assistant professor of criminal justice and university research scholar at the University of New Haven. He is vice chair of the American Society of Criminology's Division of Historical Criminology. Paul has worked at universities in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Before entering academia, he worked as a journalist in both London and Sydney. He is the author of several books on historical crime, including Under a Bad Sun (2021) and The Australian Gamble (2023).