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. Daring to break the Mob s code of silence for the first time Valachi detailed the organization of organized crime from the capos or bosses of every Family to the hit men who \ clipped\ rivals and turncoats. 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. For the Mafia Valachi s name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposé broke the back of America s Cosa Nostra and stands today as the classic about America s Mob a fascinating tale of power and terror big money crime. . . and murder.