{"product_id":"frank-costello-paperback","title":"Frank Costello - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald K. Fried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Frank Costello looks back over his life as head of the most powerful crime family in America, he doesn't focus on the triumphs of his bootlegging empire, his nationwide gambling network, or his de facto control of Tammany Hall. Instead, Costello--the politically connected \"Prime Minister of the Underworld\"--remembers the lies he's told, the mistakes he's made, and his fateful decision to testify before the televised Kefauver hearings investigating organized crime in America. The novel reaches its climax as Costello--in a naïve attempt to preserve the patina of respectability he's spent his life creating--tries to defend himself before senators out to expose the full extent of the Mafia's reach. The result is a humiliating, very public lesson about who holds the real power in America. This is an historically accurate work of fiction told in Costello's imagined, bitter, street-wise voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald K. Fried\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristmas in Paris 2002\u003c\/i\u003e and the nonfiction title \u003ci\u003eCorner Men: Great Boxing Trainers\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707053772863,"sku":"9781438491141","price":30.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a19b05fd8519775bfcbce825f34563f2.webp?v=1765042622","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/frank-costello-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}