Mafia Summit
J. Edgar Hoover, the Kennedy Brothers, and the Meeting That Unmasked the Mob

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“A close investigation into the crime bosses’ upstate New York summit and its grisly aftermath, Reavill’s book accurately recreates one of the golden eras of American organized crime.”

“In November 1957, a rogues’ gallery of organized-crime figures convened in the small village of Apalachin, in upstate New York…Reavill details the events leading to the meeting, and the aftermath, including the direct involvement of the federal government in fighting the Cosa Nostra. A well-done investigation.”

“Screenwriter and playwright Reavill vividly recreates that miasmic era of ignorance and innocence with all the blunt-end aplomb befitting coldblooded killers and crooked lawmen…An exciting, comprehensive chronicle of one of the most pivotal events in mob history.”

“Mafia Summit is the best, and best-written, true-crime story I’ve ever read. It’s as suspenseful, detailed, racy, and knowing as a novel by Hammett or Chandler. At its heart is a bona fide American hero, Sgt. Edgar Croswell. Sgt. Croswell’s tireless investigation of the mobster bosses who met at the tiny upstate New York hamlet of Apalachin provides a unique window into the ‘turning point in American law enforcement’s battle against organized crime.’ Mafia Summit is a terrific read about one very good policeman’s courageous fight to put many very bad criminals exactly where they needed to be—behind bars.”

“A dramatic investigation into one of the most notorious Mafia gatherings, shining a spotlight on the mob—with much fresh material.”

“Here is gangland history that is compelling, thoughtful, and well-grounded in scrupulous research. With a lively cast of characters that includes ruthlessly ambitious bosses such as Vito Genovese and ambitiously ruthless politicians such as Bobby Kennedy, Mafia Summit is a set-the-story-straight page-turner.”