Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder (True Crime; Prohibition Mob War and Trial)

Mafia Confession: The "King of Bootleggers" Murder

Silver Medal Winner - Reader's Favorite Awards

When alleged mob hitman Giuseppe "Joe" Parisi gunned down Carlo Siniscalchi-the ruthless "King of Bootleggers"-as his limousine idled at the curb, he set off one of the bloodiest Mafia vendettas in New England history.

The fallout was immediate and savage.

• A retaliatory strike on Parisi's unsuspecting family and attorney.
• A deadly car-to-car gunfight on a desolate Connecticut roadway.
• A notorious mobster executed in a barber's chair.
• The first time the Mafia put a hit on a woman, the "Bootleg Queen" herself, Pasqualina Siniscalchi-Miranda.

At the center of it all was an electrifying trial that drew over 2,000 spectators to the courthouse, where Parisi's defense attorney would one day become Governor of Massachusetts.

This crime story is 100% true.

Drawn from Parisi's own jailhouse diary, as well as law enforcement archives, newspapers, and eyewitness interviews, Mafia Confession is a rare inside account of the rise of the Springfield Crew, its deep ties to the Genovese Crime Family, and its bloody legacy.

Editorial Praise for Mafia Confession

• "One of the most gripping true crime stories I have ever read... not for the faint-hearted." - Reader's Favorite Awards

• "The most complete insider history of the Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, written to date." - Mafia Genealogy

• "Very well written... takes readers back to the days of Prohibition through the eyes of a family member who was there." - New England Wiseguys

• "A story of racketeering, vendettas, and corruption. It is also the story of successful assimilation, as the young immigrant started a business, got rid of his competition, and largely got away with it to live out the American Dream." -Mafia Book Reviews

• "This book is the perfect read for anyone who is a fan of true stories, especially thrillers about organized crime and mafia themes... This story deserves to be filmed." - The Real Gangster Saga

• "Most true crime books have a detached feeling, keeping the reader at arm's length from their subject. The unique storytelling style of Mafia Confession lends a more personal and emotional feel to the history of a murder." - Reedsy

• "One of the best new Organized Crime books." - Book Authority

• "An absorbing, intimate, alluring story of my dear friend Nick's family's tumultuous past." - Johnny Mathis, Legendary Singer and Grammy Hall of Famer

Award-winning author Nicholas Anthony Parisi delivers a powerful true crime chronicle-part history, part family memoir-that reads with the intensity of a mob thriller and the brutal honesty of lived experience.

About the Author

Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Nick grew up surrounded by the real-life legends of organized crime. He didn't just study "The Families," he knew them. The names in his books aren't just subjects. They are family, friends, rivals, and mentors.

Parisi writes what he's lived, and he's lived what most wouldn't dare.

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