About the Author

A former reporter for the New York Times, Gay Talese is a bestselling author who has written eleven books. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

"A marvelous piece of work, showing how a good journalist can catch a man just as he is ready to reconsider his past and is anxious to find someone who will listen...A book about a vanishing way of life in America: the Mafia." -- Newsweek"Mr. Talese's insight will do more to help us understand the criminal than any amount of moral recrimination." -- Times Literary Supplement (London)"Brilliant...Indispensable." -- Los Angeles Times"An invaluable document." -- New York Review of Books"An incredible job of reporting." -- Mario Puzo