Product Description

Following up on the success of the Adrenaline title Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime, Adrenaline Classics brings back the New York Times bestseller (originally published as Killer) that helped pave the way for the latest generation of nouveau-mob stories, from Donnie Brasco to The Sopranos. "Joey"a journeyman Jewish hitman, numbers king, and loan sharkcollaborated with David Fisher (co-editor of the hit Adrenaline title Wild Blue) to lay out the rackets in gripping detail. His story includes detailed accounts of his chillingly "professional" murders of thirty-eight victims. The strong sales of Mob are further evidence that the best mafia storiesand this is one of the bestcapture the public's interest. Joey the Hitman's original best-seller status reflects the quality of the writing, the frank intelligence of the subject/writer, and Joey's convincingly matter-of-fact, regular-guy tone. When he writes, debunking The Godfather, "...Actually very few mob members even have Bronx-Italian accents ...a lot of mob people are not very tough, the people we meet and deal with are very ordinary, most of us stay home at night and watch TV, and we only shoot each other when absolutely necessary," you know you're listening to the original Soprano. This edition includes a new afterword from David Fisher, who for the first time reveals Joey's identity and the incredible story of how Joey finally died.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30132 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Joey
This is the best book of its kind that I've read. Joey graphically describes how he came to be in the mob and what he did when he got there.
There are chapters on the murders he carried out as well as the other activities from which he earned money such as gambling, bootlegging, loansharking and pornography (including a description of how he went about making a porno film).
This is essential reading and is distinquished from other books of the same type by a wry sense of humour and a high standard of writing. It would make a great film. Thoroughly recommended.

The Life and Crimes of a Mafia Hitman
Joey the Hitman was a Mafia gun for hire. In this book he tells the tale of how he became a killer, drug smuggler, loan shark etc etc.
The book does began to drag, as a lot of the time it is very repetitive. Saying that I still enjoyed the book, but would probably look elsewhere if I could go back in time.

still good
i read this in 1978 1979 . it was written a long time ago . still good