The Good Rat: A True Story
Jimmy Breslin$15.30
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In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafia--characters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon of choice), and Jimmy "the Clam" Eppolito--interwoven with the remarkable true-crime saga of the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, the star witness in the recent trial of two NYPD detectives indicted for carrying out eight gangland executions. Through these unforgettable real-life and long-forgotten Mafia stories, Jimmy Breslin captures the moments in which the mob was made and broken.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 02/10/2009
ISBN: 9780060856694
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.34w x 0.76d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 03/15/2009 pg. 20