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To Kill the Irishman: The War that Crippled the Mafia

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To Kill the Irishman: The War that Crippled the Mafia
Rick Porrello
Manufacturer: Next Hat Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

The true story of fearless Irish-American racketeer Danny Green who takes on the mob in the 1970s. The end result is the fall of several Mafia families and the defection of high-ranking mobsters. Author Rick Porrello is a veteran cop who wrote about his mob roots in "The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia". To Kill the Irishman has been optioned for a major motion picture.

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Missing link.......2006-07-08

This is a fine book. I grew up in Cleveland and remember the death of Danny Greene. There were a lot of bombings and attempted bombings in the middle 70's. Little did I know that Danny Greene's death was the linchpin to the Mafia nationwide. Rick Porrello's book is a well-researched and well-writen account of how a union local president's death loosened the keystone of the Mafia arch. This would be a great film!

To kill the irishman.......2006-05-22

The book "To kill an Irishman" is about the mafia and how their pursuit to kill a man named Danny Green. This book documents how the mafia came to hate this man and how exactly they killed him. This book is recommended to adults 14 years and older due to violence.

It all starts out with a man named "Angelo (Big Ange) Lonardo". He was the head of the Cleveland mafia (also known as the La Cosa Nostra). The Cleveland mafia tries to find Danny Green for many years, because his involvement in a Cosa Nostra members'. Through the Cosa Nostras journey they come across many obstacles that they have to overcome in order to avenge their good friend's murder. This is another wonderful work of Rick Porello who documents every event associated with the killing of Danny Green. Porello fills the book full of action and violence to keep you into the book. If you're looking for a book filled with twists and turns and also interested in La Cosa Nostra than this is the book for you.

Excellent read, compelling story!.......2006-04-05

Rick Porello has succeeded in giving a very clear account of the rise of a mob figure, and the ultimate demise of both him and his adversaries, ultimately weaking La Cosa Nostra nationwide. It does not surprise me that this book might lead to a movie, since it perfectly lays out a compelling true story script.

To Kill The Irishman.......2006-03-16

I have given the book 5 stars I thought that it was an excellent read and advise anybody that is interested in this subject to buy it.
Rick Porrello has written this book in a way which really gets you into the story, although the book is about danny greene it also gives the reader intresting facts about other topics and people at that time and in the past.
A must read.

To kill the irishman.......2005-10-17

I gave this book an A because it is one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read in my life. Its not a tough read and Rick Porrello does an excellent job of the describing the chaos that was going on in Cleveland during this time period. The beginning of the books tells you about Danny's troubled past growing up in Collinwood, a large Cleveland neighborhood. He lost this mother at a young age and his father sent his to life with his grandfather. I believe that part of the reason he turns to a life of crime is because of his extremely troubled childhood. He was very charismatic as a kid so he made friends very easily. Often times with the wrong crowd though. He got in many street fights as a kid and in minor trouble with the police. Even though you know he is a bad man you grow attached to him and start to almost like him. As he grows up he gets more and more involved with illegal activity and eventually breaks his way into the big time and is competing with the Italian mafia. The book is very interesting and intriguing. I highly recommend it for a nice quick easy read.

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