"Borgata, Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia" by Louis Ferrante, Pegasus Books, 400 pages A Louisianan might be attracted initially to Louis Ferrante’s ambitious underworld chronicle ...

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: You could fill a whole library with books about the mob and the history of the Mafia. A brand-new edition stands out thanks to the background of its author, Louis Ferrante. His new ...

For someone who was born and raised in Lancaster, the world of the Mafia might seem far away. For RJ Roger, who graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in 2004, the 150 miles or so between Lancaster ...

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: Last year, I got to speak with Louis Ferrante for the first time. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and ...

For the last 30 years Lisa Scottoline has been churning out best selling novels. A former lawyer, her early books were mostly legal thrillers featuring her character, Benedetta Rosato, and a rotating ...

Join HSToday and read Jeffrey Simon’s new book titled: The Bulldog Detective: William J. Flynn and America’s First War against the Mafia, Spies, and Terrorists. America in the early twentieth century ...

LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and heist crew of armed robbers within the Gambino crime family. The FBI hunted me. To their credit, they got me. I never informed, ...