I specifically remember reading the bulk of this book on the train to and from work (and at work too). It is such an engrossing and detailed account of life inside the *Mafia* that I could not put this book down. It’s set during the 1960’s and 1970’s while Hill works under mob boss Paul Vario in Brooklyn, New York. The book is based on the life of former gangster/career criminal turned mob informant Henry Hill and the events that led him into witness protection. Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi was the inspiration behind Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic, GoodFellas (1990). Going back and reviewing this one I remembered how much I enjoyed it, and so I added true-crime novels to my wishlist because I need more reasons to be paranoid. I mostly get my fix from podcasts (shoutout to Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder). In fact, they lacked almost all the necessary talents that might have helped them satisfy the appetites of their dreams, except one-their talent for violence.Ĭheers to another FLASHBACK review and the *long* weekend, you guys! This week I revisited and reviewed one of my all-time favorites and I swear the more I do these the more I want to re-read all the good ones! I love true-crime and I am so surprised at how little books I’ve read in the genre. They were not the smartest kids in the neighborhood. By birth, certainly, they were not prepared in any way to achieve their desires.
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