Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese

A meticulously reported narrative nonfiction portrait of a New York Mafia family, told through the experiences of the boss’s son and those closest to him, tracing the family’s day-to-day operations, codes of loyalty and honor, and the corrosive effects of organized crime as internal betrayals, violent reprisals and legal scrutiny unravel their power and personal lives.

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