The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder

Kirjan The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder (2019) on kirjoittanut Anthony M. DeStefano. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Citadel Press. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 288 sivua ja se on nidottu.

<b>"A comprehensive account of the legendary 1978 heist . . . impressive. "</b><br> <b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b> <p/> <b>The crime that inspired the movie <i>Goodfellas</i>. </b><br> <b>The rest of the story that couldn't be told--until now. </b> <p/> One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of mafia legend--and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light on this legendary unsolved case using recent evidence from the 2015 trial of eighty-year-old mafioso Vincent Asaro, who for the first time speaks out on his role in the fateful Lufthansa heist. This blistering you-are-there account takes you behind the headlines and inside the ranks of America's infamous Mafia families--with never-before-told stories, late-breaking news, and bombshell revelations. <p/> <b>Praise for Anthony D. DeStefano's <i>TOP HOODLUM: </i> <i>Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Underworld</i></b> <p/> <b>"An engrossing chronicle of the life of notorious Mafia boss . . . DeStefano's canny insight into the don's mind and motivations set this biography apart from others on Frank Costello. "</b><br> <b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> </b><br> <br> <b>"DeStefano tells Costello's story well. "--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> </b>