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Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

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Instant #1 New York Times， Wall Street Journal， and Publishers Weekly bestseller！



In the tenth book in the multimillion-selling Killing series， Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most controversial subject yet: The Mob。

Killing the Mob is the tenth book in Bill O'Reilly's #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories， with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide， and over 320 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list。

O'Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the United States， and expertly plumb the history of this nation's most notorious serial robbers， conmen， murderers， and especially， mob family bosses。 Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s， O'Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era， such as John Dillinger， Bonnie & Clyde， Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson。 In addition， the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission， the power struggles within the "Five Families，" the growth of the FBI under J。 Edgar Hoover， the mob battles to control Cuba， Las Vegas and Hollywood， as well as the personal war between the U。S。 Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and legendary Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa。

O'Reilly and Dugard turn these legendary criminals and their true-life escapades into a read that rivals the most riveting crime novel。 With Killing the Mob， their hit series is primed for its greatest success yet。

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Cassie Mebes ，

Interesting page turnerThe author states that main reason Robert Kennedy was appointed Attorney General was because he was JFK's brother。 This what most people thought at the time。 But in the previous pages O'Reilly talks about how involved he was in the McClellan hearings targeting the Mob。 He had little success but he gained a great deal of experience。 More than most newly appointed AGs had。 So the initial statement is contradictory Interesting page turnerThe author states that main reason Robert Kennedy was appointed Attorney General was because he was JFK's brother。 This what most people thought at the time。 But in the previous pages O'Reilly talks about how involved he was in the McClellan hearings targeting the Mob。 He had little success but he gained a great deal of experience。 More than most newly appointed AGs had。 So the initial statement is contradictory 。。。more

Karla Mahar ，

My favorite Killing book。

Jordan Anderson ，

I always preface my reviews of the Killing series by saying that even if Bill o’Reilly is a pompous ass， you can’t fault him for his love of history and his ability to co-author some of the most compelling and interesting non-fiction books out there。And that’s the case with Killing the Mob， the 10th of his and Dugard’s best selling series。We all know about the mob and the Mafia thanks to The Godfather and the conspiracy theories regarding their alleged part in assassinating JFK （which， thankfull I always preface my reviews of the Killing series by saying that even if Bill o’Reilly is a pompous ass， you can’t fault him for his love of history and his ability to co-author some of the most compelling and interesting non-fiction books out there。And that’s the case with Killing the Mob， the 10th of his and Dugard’s best selling series。We all know about the mob and the Mafia thanks to The Godfather and the conspiracy theories regarding their alleged part in assassinating JFK （which， thankfully neither of the authors believe）， but there is a lot more history and politics involved in their creation and rise to power。 Dugard and o’Reilly once again did a fantastic job of researching their background and eventual all encompassing power。 As usual， I learned a lot and being part Sicilian and jokingly calling my huge extended family “the mob”， this one was a lot of fun to get into， even if that means I may or not be related to some of the most brutal gangsters on the planet。While this one wasn’t quite up to snuff with previous books in the series， it’s still a great look into the crime families that have captivated Americans for decades。 。。。more

Lou ，

Another terrific book by Bill O'Reilly。 This book is really a fast pace and infomrative book of the "La Cosa Nostra”。 Details many of the gangsters - Bonnie & Clyde， Pretty Boy Floyd， Dillinger， AlCapone and more。 Goes into the connections between bosses， the Conferences， Meetings，etc。The relationship between the mob and Las Vegas。 The behind the scenes deals and schemes。 The 1960 Presidential Election， JFK， Sam Giancana， Frank Sinatra， Bag of Pigs disaster。 Sit back and enjoy this entertaining Another terrific book by Bill O'Reilly。 This book is really a fast pace and infomrative book of the "La Cosa Nostra”。 Details many of the gangsters - Bonnie & Clyde， Pretty Boy Floyd， Dillinger， AlCapone and more。 Goes into the connections between bosses， the Conferences， Meetings，etc。The relationship between the mob and Las Vegas。 The behind the scenes deals and schemes。 The 1960 Presidential Election， JFK， Sam Giancana， Frank Sinatra， Bag of Pigs disaster。 Sit back and enjoy this entertaining book 。。。more

Deb Feeney ，

Can't wait for the next book ！Great book ！ Kept me reading till I finished the book entirely ！I learned many new things that I didn't know about the mob ！I really enjoy all the books in the series and look forward to the next book ！ Can't wait for the next book ！Great book ！ Kept me reading till I finished the book entirely ！I learned many new things that I didn't know about the mob ！I really enjoy all the books in the series and look forward to the next book ！ 。。。more

Lynne ，

Fascinating history。 O’Reilly and Dugard bring history to life。 Great book filled with detail。

Hugo Patricio ，

Fascinating！ I listened to this book in almost one sitting while driving during Memorial Day weekend。I had no idea how the mob had its hands on American politics， music， casinos in Las Vegas （ a few such as the Flamingo that are still around） and movies。Learning that the government ha: its hands dirty on many occasions was also very interesting。 Unfortunately， people only learn about what happened when the players a long gone and the information no longer matters。 So， when one hears about them i Fascinating！ I listened to this book in almost one sitting while driving during Memorial Day weekend。I had no idea how the mob had its hands on American politics， music， casinos in Las Vegas （ a few such as the Flamingo that are still around） and movies。Learning that the government ha: its hands dirty on many occasions was also very interesting。 Unfortunately， people only learn about what happened when the players a long gone and the information no longer matters。 So， when one hears about them it makes it seem that it doesn’t happen anymore。But， it does。 The facts are there。 It’s hard to rise to prominent positions in entertainment and politics without getting your hand dirty。 Ambition always speaks louder。 Loose moral values cant stand it。I could not put it down。 It was very fast paced covering decades of organized crime。 It was one my favorite book in the series。 。。。more

Ryan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。7 StarsMilton

William E Verno ，

O'Reilly never lets you downThis book was enlightening as all Bill O'Reilly books are。 Once I started reading his book I couldn't put it down。 Well done once again！ O'Reilly never lets you downThis book was enlightening as all Bill O'Reilly books are。 Once I started reading his book I couldn't put it down。 Well done once again！ 。。。more

Diane Smith ，

Great Read as always！！ These authors are unbelievable ！ The history and talent in presenting is so authentic！ I can't wait for the next book！ Great Read as always！！ These authors are unbelievable ！ The history and talent in presenting is so authentic！ I can't wait for the next book！ 。。。more

Marlan ，

Well written and researched but some stories， such as Dillinger， is not what I consider "organized crime。" So while there are good stories and background， some of which you may not have known even if well-read on this， it is not a full view of the Mafia， if that is what you were expecting。 Well written and researched but some stories， such as Dillinger， is not what I consider "organized crime。" So while there are good stories and background， some of which you may not have known even if well-read on this， it is not a full view of the Mafia， if that is what you were expecting。 。。。more

Ti。Me ，

An O'Reilly look at mafia history。 Even if this is your 25th mafia biography， you'll be entertained。 We're given a bite-sized view of early bank robbing groups， the mob's Italian origins， international super-crooks like Lucky Luciano， families in NY， NJ， FL and LA， and noteable hits on guys who overstayed their welcome。 The huge Guiliani takedowns of the Gambinos and others are somehow relegated to a postscript。 Still， Killing the Mob is a solid 3 stars。 An O'Reilly look at mafia history。 Even if this is your 25th mafia biography， you'll be entertained。 We're given a bite-sized view of early bank robbing groups， the mob's Italian origins， international super-crooks like Lucky Luciano， families in NY， NJ， FL and LA， and noteable hits on guys who overstayed their welcome。 The huge Guiliani takedowns of the Gambinos and others are somehow relegated to a postscript。 Still， Killing the Mob is a solid 3 stars。 。。。more

Charles Delss ，

Not as good as other O'Reilly's books Not as good as other O'Reilly's books 。。。more

Krystal Hansen ，

Very enjoyable。 I learned so much and feel like I need to read to again， so much to take in。

Ivan Ramos ，

Great introduction on the history of the mob in the U。S。 Very easy to follow。

~Bellegirl91~ ，

As usual this was another great well researched book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard。 However， it made me itch so bad wishing that my grandpa who died near the end of last January hadn't died and was still here because with him being born in 1928， there were some stories and events and people I've been wanting and itching to ask him for other stories he remembers/his perspective and even some thoughts and opinions he had on some situations; that including the conspiracy theory of whether or n As usual this was another great well researched book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard。 However， it made me itch so bad wishing that my grandpa who died near the end of last January hadn't died and was still here because with him being born in 1928， there were some stories and events and people I've been wanting and itching to ask him for other stories he remembers/his perspective and even some thoughts and opinions he had on some situations; that including the conspiracy theory of whether or not the mob did in fact have a hand in JFK winning the presidency and then someone from the organized crime actually ordering a hit on the president's death and having Lee Harvey Oswald a fall guy。 This book was more than insane with the Mob and what they did mainly in their killings eek！ Lately I've watched a few mob type movies （The Godfather， Goodfellas， The Irishman and I forgot another one。。。。） and yet， this book made me want to watch a few other crime and/or mob like movies such as Lawless and Legend （both with Tom Hardy）， The Highwaymen， Public Enemies。 Because of that， I actually enjoyed this book in a good way and found many things very interesting。 Including those rare few facts about the film of The Godfather that many of us love。 I don't know what else to talk about except that it made me miss my grandpa even more every time I picked this one up since I can't imagine all the stories from what his perspective and what he could say！ But I have to say if you liked and enjoyed this series by O'Reilly， this one will not disappoint。 Such a controversial type topic and yet he nailed it！ Absolutely engrossed in this one and just beyond crazy！ 。。。more

rhonda granquist ，

This is a great book， especially if you like。history。 It's well researched。 The mob， starting with Dillinger， bonnie and clyde up through basically today。 Its pretty graphic （gore） in a couple of places。 I would not want to be fighting against the。。mob！ This is a great book， especially if you like。history。 It's well researched。 The mob， starting with Dillinger， bonnie and clyde up through basically today。 Its pretty graphic （gore） in a couple of places。 I would not want to be fighting against the。。mob！ 。。。more

John Demos ，

So disappointed！！！I have read several of O’Reilly’s books and have loved them all。 First of all the book was way too short and it skipped over important elements of the downfall （the KILLING） of the mob。 No mention of the RICO Act and the major role it played。 The book amazingly ends with the Donnie Brasco story and never gets to John Gotti and Sammy the Bull， which to many people was the final blow to the true Mafia。 Sure “made guys” flipping is what ended things but the RICO Act which lead to So disappointed！！！I have read several of O’Reilly’s books and have loved them all。 First of all the book was way too short and it skipped over important elements of the downfall （the KILLING） of the mob。 No mention of the RICO Act and the major role it played。 The book amazingly ends with the Donnie Brasco story and never gets to John Gotti and Sammy the Bull， which to many people was the final blow to the true Mafia。 Sure “made guys” flipping is what ended things but the RICO Act which lead to the taking down of Gotti was the catalyst！ OMG Bill。。。 this could have been your best book。 Sure this subject has been covered a lot over the past several years but you did nothing to even try and take it to the next level。 O’Reilly really “mailed this one in。” 2 stars is being generous。 。。。more

Diane Heath ，

Might be closer to 3 1/2 stars。 Not the best in the series

Robert Jones ，

I enjoy this series by O’Reilley and Dugard。 Good historical information。 MHL Library

Gina *loves sunshine* ，

This book was good， 3 stars。 I thought I was going to love it because I love all things Mob！！ I have read and enjoyed a few of Bill O'Reilly's books。 One of the things I like about O'Reilly's books is the amount of research he puts in， I love knowing the facts。 He also has a great way of conveying a true story in an interesting way。 But， this was a lot of little stories about a lot of people in the mob world。 I knew some of this stuff already。 I have never been a fan of short stories。。。。they are This book was good， 3 stars。 I thought I was going to love it because I love all things Mob！！ I have read and enjoyed a few of Bill O'Reilly's books。 One of the things I like about O'Reilly's books is the amount of research he puts in， I love knowing the facts。 He also has a great way of conveying a true story in an interesting way。 But， this was a lot of little stories about a lot of people in the mob world。 I knew some of this stuff already。 I have never been a fan of short stories。。。。they are just too short（HAHA） So while this was interesting in places - it really was like reading a bunch of little snippets about mobsters。 I do wish he would pick one of the big mobsters and do a full book with one character like he has done Lincoln， Kennedy， Reagan， etc。 。。。more

Andrew Martinez ，

THE BEST BOOK I have read thus far。 could not put it down， reading it slowly to safer every page。

Ron Miller ，

Outstanding！The history of criminals and mafia figures and their connections was a great history lesson！I highly recommend it

Artie Monahan ，

GOOD HISTORICAL BOOKI enjoyed the history provided by this well written history book。 O’Reilly is an excellent writer and the collaboration he manifests with Mr。 Duggard is superb。I guess O’Reilly’s super ego results in his writing talent。

Jill Vaughn ，

Fun ReadGreat book， interesting facts and stories。 Learned news things about these legendary criminals and the attempts to bring them to justice。

Virginia Campbell ，

Amazing in AmericaSo interesting。 Can't wait for a time when another book can be written entitled "Killing The Deep State"。 That may never happen， but I can hope。 Amazing in AmericaSo interesting。 Can't wait for a time when another book can be written entitled "Killing The Deep State"。 That may never happen， but I can hope。 。。。more

Robert J。 Rustic ，

Not as good as his othersThis was good ， but not nearly as good as his previous books。 Doesn’t go into much depth and jumps around a little too much。

Jan Norton ，

Like all the other killing books by Bill O’Riley this book is well researched。 I did get a different insight into Bobby Kennedy。 I wonder what he would think of his party now as he was so intent on fighting organized crime。 This is very Readable and I highly recommend it。

Reese Copeland ，

I loved this book。 It was the first one I have ever read in this series。 It was gripping and thrilling; telling the story behind some of history's most iconic characters that I've heard about， but never knew their stories。 I knew， for example， that the Kennedy's had some connection to the Mob， but， didn't know how closely they were tied。 It was so interesting to learn how the mob operated adn how they functioned。 I would highly recommend this book！ I loved this book。 It was the first one I have ever read in this series。 It was gripping and thrilling; telling the story behind some of history's most iconic characters that I've heard about， but never knew their stories。 I knew， for example， that the Kennedy's had some connection to the Mob， but， didn't know how closely they were tied。 It was so interesting to learn how the mob operated adn how they functioned。 I would highly recommend this book！ 。。。more

Mary Cummins ，

A good book for anyone who wants to know more about organized crime from John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde to Jimmy Hoffa and John Gotti。A very informative book。

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