Drawing from legal testimony and comprehensive interviews, a respected journalist presents the facts behind the headline-making trial of lawyer Thomas J. Capano for the murder of Anne-Marie Fahey, a tale of politics, wealth, arrogance, and sex that rocked Delaware. Tour.

The Summer Wind : Thomas Capano and the Murder of Anne Marie Fahey

Biographies & Memoirs

George Anastasia

True Crime

Regan Books

The Last Gangster

The exclusive story of the fall of the Philadelphia mob, through the eyes of the FBI informant who brought it down.

Harpercollins

Here is the critically acclaimed inside story, now in an expanded edition, about the rise and fall of Philadelphia's notorious Scarfo organization. Blunt and unsparing, it is a first-hand account of murder, money, and corruption told by wiseguy-turned-witness Nick Caramandi, whose testimony put Nicky Scarfo and many of his associates behind bars for the rest of their lives. A prime target for hit men to this day, Caramandi continues to survive only through the government's Witness Protection Program. In this updated edition of Blood and Honor, author George Anastasia picks up the story where he left off, filling us in on the fates of all the characters--major and minor--in recent years.

Blood and Honor: Inside the Scarfo Mob--The Mafia's Most Violent Family, Updated and Expanded

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Camino Books, Inc.

On the morning of June 5, 2013, early-bird shoppers and employees at a Philadelphia Salvation Army thrift store were buried alive.For weeks before the collapse, contractors had worked on a demolition project next door to the thrift store. Corners were cut, warnings of potential dangers ignored, and safety precautions passed by, but no one inside the store knew that, until a wall of the demolished building crumbled ahead of schedule and came crashing down on its neighbor. The roof of the Salvation Army store buckled with no warning. Those who were lucky escaped. The other thirteen found themselves buried under the rubble.In the aftermath, rescuers flooded the scene, concerned parties searched for their loved ones, and a single question rose from the ruins: Why did this happen? Were the contractors at fault? Evidence of drug use and overall incompetence suggests the contractors had a lot to answer for, but there were bigger players as well. Someone paid for the demolition project, hired less-than-ideal laborers, and neglected to pay close attention to the execution. And what about the city? Philadelphias construction regulations were clearly insufficient to prevent this disaster.Shortly after this catastrophe, blame focused on the contractor and heavy equipment operatorbut didnt the Salvation Army have an obligation to close its store to protect its employees and customers in light of the warnings of potential danger? The disaster led to criminal prosecutions and a lawsuit that resulted in one of the longest trials in Pennsylvania history, involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Throughout the process, city officials, lawyers, and the public at large continued to argue about who was most to blame. In Justice under the Rubble, Andrew Stern and George Anastasia tell the movingand sometimes chillingstory of the pursuit of justice.

Justice Under the Rubble: The Salvation Army Building Collapse

Andrew Stern with

Specialties

For more than 25 years as a reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer George Anastasia has made tracking the demise of the American Mafia his regular beat, writing investigative pieces, profiles and slices of underworld life. Mobfiles is a compilation of some of his best work stories told from street level and often based on insights and access provided by investigators, prosecutors and the mobsters themselves. They are tales of murder and mayhem, love and betrayal, and the loss of honor and loyalty. All of these factors have contributed to the disintegration of La Cosa Nostra. Indeed, the steady deterioration of the mob s own internal value system and sophisticated law enforcement have combined to take down the once secret and powerful underworld society. The characters around whom the stories are framed include mob bosses, turncoat witnesses, high living wiseguys and the women who loved and lost them. The names Nicky Scarfo, John Gotti, Phil Leonetti, Vincent Gigante, Ralph Natale, Joey Merlino will be familiar to anyone who has followed the headlines. Mobfiles provides the true stories around which classics like The Godfather and The Sopranos have been built. Anastasia s writing is a rare window into this murky world, bringing the reader up close to the principal players, their crimes, and their ultimate fates.

Mobfiles: Mobsters, Molls and Murder

History

Americas

The stories presented here are true slices of life taken from an underworld where people don t play by the rules and where the good guys don t always win. These are real-life stories about wiseguys and drug dealers, con men and murders. In these pages, you ll find the true noir stories that have bubbled up under the magnifying glass of a 30-year veteran reporter at the The Philadelphia Inquirer. It s a fascinating look into the minds, crimes, fates, and lives of Philadelphia s most intriguing criminals. So sit back and enjoy this illuminating look into the dark world of Philadelphia True Noir.

Philadelphia True Noir: Kingpins, Hustles and Homicides

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