Mafia Spies, Thomas Maier
Mafia Spies, Thomas Maier
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Mafia Spies
The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro

Author: Thomas Maier

Narrator: Fred Stella

Unabridged: 14 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/26/2019


Synopsis

From the Bestselling Author and Television Producer of Masters of Sex, a True Story of Espionage and Mobsters, Based on the Never-Before-Released JFK Files, and Optioned by Warner Bros. Mafia Spies is the definitive account of America’s most remarkable espionage plots ever—with CIA agents, mob hitmen, “kompromat” sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue. In the early 1960s, two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, were hired by the CIA to kill Cuba’s Communist leader, Fidel Castro, only to wind up murdered themselves amidst Congressional hearings and a national debate about the JFK assassination. Mafia Spies revolves around the outlaw friendship of these two mob buddies and their fascinating world of CIA spies, fellow Mafioso in Chicago, Cuban exile commandos in Miami, beautiful Hollywood women, famous entertainers like Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack in Las Vegas, Castro’s own spies in Havana and his double agents hidden in Florida, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI snooping, and the Kennedy administration’s “Get Castro” obsession in Washington. Thomas Maier is among the first to take full advantage of the National Archives’ 2017–18 release of the long-suppressed JFK files, many of which deal with the CIA’s top secret anti-Castro operation in Florida and Cuba. With several new investigative findings, Mafia Spies is a spy exposé, murder mystery, and shocking true story that recounts America’s first foray into the assassination business, a tale with profound impact for today’s Trump era. Who killed Johnny and Sam—and why wasn’t Castro assassinated despite the CIA’s many clandestine efforts?

About Thomas Maier

Thomas Maier is an award-winning author, journalist, and television producer. His book Masters of Sex was the basis for the Emmy-winning Showtime drama that ran for four seasons. His other books include When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys; The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings; Dr. Spock: An American Life (named a "“Notable Book of the Year" by the New York Times); and Newhouse: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America's Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It (winner of the Frank Luther Mott Award as Best Media Book of the Year presented by the National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication). He has worked as an investigative reporter for Newsday for over thirty years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on April 26, 2019

"When everyone is dead, the Great Game is finished. Not before." --Rudyard Kipling-- Mafia Spies is both shocking and thrilling. Amazingly researched and told in an exciting narrative fashion which is far more enjoyable than the typical regurgitation of history. These are people and events most......more

Goodreads review by Dick on May 23, 2020

Mafia Spies is an interesting read, for sure. It chronicles the “marriage” between the CIA and the mafia. It is well researched and has extensive footnotes. It covers – and to my satisfaction – who actually caused the assassination of Kennedy. Bottom line it was the Mafia that caused the “hit”and the......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on August 25, 2019

What a story! This thoroughly researched and accessibly written account of the CIA and their plot to assassinate Castro with the help of the Mafia is a murky and unpalatable tale indeed, describing an intriguing and unsavoury web of deceit and undercover shenanigans, much of which took place with th......more

Goodreads review by William on October 03, 2024

Informative and detailed. A pleasure to read because the content and style made it easy to follow.......more

Goodreads review by Sonic on September 22, 2024

This is good.......more