Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie

Cosa Nostra: A History of the
Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie
COSA NOSTRA is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world’s most
famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity.

The mafia has been given many names since it was founded one hundred and
forty years ago: the Sect, the Brotherhood, the Honoured Society, and now
Cosa Nostra. Yet as times have changed, the mafia’s subtle and bloody methods
have remained the same. Now, for the first time, COSA NOSTRA reconstructs the
complete history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins to the present day,
from the lemon groves and sulphur mines of Sicily, to the streets of
Manhattan.

COSA NOSTRA is a definitive history, rich in atmosphere, and with the
narrative pace of the best detective fiction, and has been updated to make it
the most vital contemporary account of the mafia ever published.

The mob genre has finally grown up.