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Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia Audiobook, by Anthony M. DeStefano Play Audiobook Sample

Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia Audiobook

Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia Audiobook, by Anthony M. DeStefano Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: L. J. Ganser Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781541485396

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

27

Longest Chapter Length:

36:59 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

08:04 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

22:51 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

8

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Publisher Description

The press nicknamed him “The Prime Minister of the Underworld.” The U.S. Treasury’s Bureau of Narcotics described him as “one of the most powerful and influential Mafia leaders in the U.S.” But to friends and associates, he was simply “Uncle Frank.” Who was Frank Costello really? That’s the question Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter Anthony M. DeStefano sets out to answer—in this definitive portrait of one of the most fascinating figures in the annals of American crime …

Using newly released FBI files, eyewitness accounts, and family mementos, Top Hoodlum takes you inside the Mafia that Frank Costello helped build from the ground up, from small-time bootlegging and gambling to a nationwide racketeering empire.

Sometimes shocking, sometimes amusing, and always riveting, these are the stories that have inspired American crime classics like The Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos. This is the man who made the Mafia such a powerful force in our nation’s history. This is Top Hoodlum.

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Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist DeStefano creates another readable, well-researched take on organized crime.”

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About Anthony M. DeStefano

Anthony M. DeStefano has been a reporter for the past twenty years for Newsday in New York City, specializing in criminal justice and legal affairs. He is the author of The Last Godfather, King of the Godfathers, Mob Killer, The War on Human Trafficking, and Gangland New York, among others. He has appeared on Biography Channel programs as an expert on organized crime and also speaks at academic conferences about crime and human trafficking.

About L. J. Ganser

L. J. Ganser is a multiple Audie Award–winning narrator with over six hundred titles recorded to date. Prized for versatility, his work ranges from preschool books to crime noir thrillers, from astronomical adventures in both science and science fiction, to Arctic Circle high school basketball stories. He lives in New York City with his family and dog, Mars.