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Mar 18, 2003 · The Valachi Papers. Paperback – March 18, 2003. by Peter Maas (Author) 4.5 326 ratings. See all formats and editions. New York Times Bestseller. “As fascinating as fiction, a bloody history of the Mafia as lived by one of its members." —New York Times Book Review. The First Inside Account of the Mafia.
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978-0399108327. The Valachi Papers is a 1968 biography written by Peter Maas, telling the story of former mafia member Joe Valachi, a low-ranking member of the New York–based Genovese crime family, who was the first ever government witness coming from the American Mafia itself.
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With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers—and where the bodies were buried—Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy.
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Peter Maas. Putnam, 1968 - True Crime - 285 pages. The First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name...
Mar 18, 2003 · New York Times Bestseller. “As fascinating as fiction, a bloody history of the Mafia as lived by one of its members." —New York Times Book Review. The First Inside Account of the Mafia. In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi.
- Harper Perennial
About the author (2025) Peter Maas's is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Underboss. His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, and...
The Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir crime film directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter Maas , with a screenplay by Stephen Geller . It tells the story of Joseph Valachi , a Mafia informant in the early 1960s who was the first ever mafioso to acknowledge the organization's existence.
