Inside the Montreal Mafia: The Confessions of Andrew Scoppa
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Summary
A groundbreaking， exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family
For the first time in Canadian history， a high-ranking mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by talking to journalists。 From October 2014 to October 2019， Félix Séguin and Eric Thibault held multiple secret meetings with Andrew Scoppa， getting an exclusive inside look at the inner workings of the North American Mafia。 This book is the culmination of their perilous investigation。 It sheds light on the life -- and death -- of one of the most influential organized crime figures in recent years。
At exactly 2 p。m。， there was a knock at the door。 It was him: the source every journalist dreamed of having。 The short man was armed and placed his gun on a table I'd moved between the bed and a chair。
"Are you impressed？" he asked with a broad grin。
"Yes。 Very much。"
Before me was Andrew Scoppa， close confidant of the late mafia boss Vito Rizzuto， international heroin trafficker and cold-blooded killer。
For the first time in Canadian history， a high-ranking mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by talking to journalists。 From October 2014 to October 2019， Félix Séguin and Eric Thibault held multiple secret meetings with Andrew Scoppa， getting an exclusive inside look at the inner workings of the North American Mafia。 This book is the culmination of their perilous investigation。 It sheds light on the life -- and death -- of one of the most influential organized crime figures in recent years。
At exactly 2 p。m。， there was a knock at the door。 It was him: the source every journalist dreamed of having。 The short man was armed and placed his gun on a table I'd moved between the bed and a chair。
"Are you impressed？" he asked with a broad grin。
"Yes。 Very much。"
Before me was Andrew Scoppa， close confidant of the late mafia boss Vito Rizzuto， international heroin trafficker and cold-blooded killer。
Reviews
Justin Garcia
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I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway。 The overall subject of this book seemed really interesting to me。 I hadn't known any previous info about anyone involved and that I feel was my main issue。 This book talks about multiple individuals and names them all， but some are only ever mentioned a few times and it made it hard for me to follow or even understand why so many names were dropped。Overall， not a terrible read， but ultimately just wasn't for me。 I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway。 The overall subject of this book seemed really interesting to me。 I hadn't known any previous info about anyone involved and that I feel was my main issue。 This book talks about multiple individuals and names them all， but some are only ever mentioned a few times and it made it hard for me to follow or even understand why so many names were dropped。Overall， not a terrible read， but ultimately just wasn't for me。 。。。more
Lance Lumley
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Interesting tale of Canadian Mob live as told to two reporters by Andrew Scoppa "The Broom。" The interesting thing in the book covers how much influence the biker gangs had verses the normal stereotype of Italians running the crime scenes， as many television and movies show。 Once reading the book， you will find the courage of the reporters risking their own lives in order to get the story told。 Some of the territories in Canada are a little bit detailed for us here in America， but there is still Interesting tale of Canadian Mob live as told to two reporters by Andrew Scoppa "The Broom。" The interesting thing in the book covers how much influence the biker gangs had verses the normal stereotype of Italians running the crime scenes， as many television and movies show。 Once reading the book， you will find the courage of the reporters risking their own lives in order to get the story told。 Some of the territories in Canada are a little bit detailed for us here in America， but there is still a lot to like for true crime fans， regardless what country they are in。 For an in depth review， visit （and subscribe） my blog at : https://lancewrites。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more
Teresa Fortier
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Je donnes un 3。5 étoiles juste parce qu’il faut vraiment être dans le bon mood pour lire un livre de ce genre。 Il y a beaucoup de noms， d’enquêtes et de politiques concernant la mafia。 Il faut donc être assidu et vraiment VOULOIR étudier le domaine le temps de deux cent pages et quelques。J’ai commencé à le lire étant hyper intéressée ， mais au fur et à la mesure le livre a commencé a prendre la poussière étant moins motivée à me plonger la tête dans une telle lecture。MAIS ， c’est super bien écri Je donnes un 3。5 étoiles juste parce qu’il faut vraiment être dans le bon mood pour lire un livre de ce genre。 Il y a beaucoup de noms， d’enquêtes et de politiques concernant la mafia。 Il faut donc être assidu et vraiment VOULOIR étudier le domaine le temps de deux cent pages et quelques。J’ai commencé à le lire étant hyper intéressée ， mais au fur et à la mesure le livre a commencé a prendre la poussière étant moins motivée à me plonger la tête dans une telle lecture。MAIS ， c’est super bien écrit et concis， je recommande à tous les novices qui veulent en apprendre plus sur la crime organisée et les moments historiques du milieu au Québec et à Montréal précisément。 。。。more
Katie Jane
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This was a fascinating read， but read too much like a textbook。 The dry tone made it harder to get through。 However， it did leave me wanting to learn more about the subject。 Thank you to ECW Press for sending this review copy my way！
David
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Thank you to @netgalley， Félix Séguin， Eric Thibault & @ecwpress for this free digital ARC in exchange for an honest review！TITLE: Inside The Montreal Mafia: The confessions of Andrew ScoppaAUTHOR: Félix Séguin & Eric ThibaultGENRE: True CrimePUB DATE: 6/07/22 RATING: 💣💣💣💣💣TRIGGERS:- Murder- Cursing- Bombings- DeathREAD IF YOU LIKE:- True Crime- Mafia Stories-MurderMY REVIEW OF THIS BOOK:We have all grown up knowing something about the Mafia。 If you knew nothing else you knew about John Gotti。 H Thank you to @netgalley， Félix Séguin， Eric Thibault & @ecwpress for this free digital ARC in exchange for an honest review！TITLE: Inside The Montreal Mafia: The confessions of Andrew ScoppaAUTHOR: Félix Séguin & Eric ThibaultGENRE: True CrimePUB DATE: 6/07/22 RATING: 💣💣💣💣💣TRIGGERS:- Murder- Cursing- Bombings- DeathREAD IF YOU LIKE:- True Crime- Mafia Stories-MurderMY REVIEW OF THIS BOOK:We have all grown up knowing something about the Mafia。 If you knew nothing else you knew about John Gotti。 He was the head of the Gambino family and one of the most famous Gangsta’s of all time。 Being American you may only hear about that Mafia。 The Italian Mafia that ruled the streets of New York 。 Then you heard about Sammy “The Bull” Gravano。 He was John Gotti’s right hand man。 However he went down in history as the biggest rat ever in mob history as an Underboss second in command has never cooperated with the government。 But was he the biggest one？He was until Andrew Scoppa！ See there is another side of the Mob we may have never known。 A mob that lives in Canada。 Italians， Columbians even The Hells Angels was involved！ Inside the Montreal Mafia exposes some of the deepest darkest secrets of the Montreal Mob。 Is it true？ You bet your life， because the Boss says so。 You see Andrew Scoppa was the head， and for the first time EVER the head man tells all。 This book is a masterpiece and chilling！ Félix Séguin and Éric Thibault although risking their own lives， have secret meetings over a course of a few years with Andrew Scoppa。 There he lays out murders， extortion， who was hit and why as well as all of the secrets the Montreal Mafia wishes you did not know。 This book changed the way that organization was ran and is ran today。 And yes we also find out that the Mafia is connected no matter where in the world they are！ These confessions of a Mob Boss will make you feel like he wanted to get his story out before time ran out。 Because even Andrew Scoppa knew that the life he lived would one day catch up with him！！ 。。。more
Valerity （Val）
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This was my first book about the Montreal Mafia and I found it to be a fascinating one。 It’s mostly covering the unprecedented agreement of mobster Andrew Scoppa to break omerta and go on the record with a pair of journalists。 There is a good overall coverage of the various players and history of the mafia in Montreal。 It also goes into the connections with the Hell’s Angels as well。 Very good research on this and an excellent true crime read。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am This was my first book about the Montreal Mafia and I found it to be a fascinating one。 It’s mostly covering the unprecedented agreement of mobster Andrew Scoppa to break omerta and go on the record with a pair of journalists。 There is a good overall coverage of the various players and history of the mafia in Montreal。 It also goes into the connections with the Hell’s Angels as well。 Very good research on this and an excellent true crime read。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Ron Baumer
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An enjoyable read that looks into one of the biggest mafia families in Canada。 The story is intriguing and will really hold your interest。 If you are into true crimes books， do not miss this one！Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。
Christine
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Disclaimer: I received a digital ARC via Netgalley。tThis book is part history of the Montreal Mafia and part confession of Andrew Scoppa。 It is not necessary to have a working knowledge of the history of Mafia in Montreal because the authors do give background information and include a timeline in one chapter。tThe bulk of the book is focused on Andrew Scoppa who conducted a series of interviews with the authors。 Overall the book is workmanlike。 IT’s not bad but the prose is not particularly grip Disclaimer: I received a digital ARC via Netgalley。tThis book is part history of the Montreal Mafia and part confession of Andrew Scoppa。 It is not necessary to have a working knowledge of the history of Mafia in Montreal because the authors do give background information and include a timeline in one chapter。tThe bulk of the book is focused on Andrew Scoppa who conducted a series of interviews with the authors。 Overall the book is workmanlike。 IT’s not bad but the prose is not particularly gripping or engrossing。 At times， the authors quote too much from published reports and inject themselves too much into the narrative。 While this is understandable considering that Quebec reporters had been targeted for reporting on the Mafia， it does at time feel a bit too much， as if they are becoming the story for a few pages。 Additionally， especially in the beginning of the book， the authors switch between Scoppa’s given first name and his more common name of Andrew。 It is a little confusing in the beginning。 Also there are some strange digression -like a reference to Trump。tThat said， the book does an excellent job of conveying the information。 Furthermore， it does an very good job of looking at the cost of a life of crime on the families of those who chose it。 While the focus into on Scoppa’s family per se， the authors do detail how his father’s lifestyle does effect the son。 It does present a good overview of the interactions/disagreements/wars of the Mafia and various other gangs。 tIt does make me want to read the authors’ other books to find out more。 。。。more
Heather
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This ARC was provided to me via Kindle， EVW Press and by #NetGalley。 Opinions expressed are completely my own。 Interesting historical look into something I had little knowledge about。
=^。^= Janet
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Publication date: June 7， 2022Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that it is snowy， windy and cold outside and we are in lockdown version 5。0， and I have nothing better to do than read three or more books a day？？。A groundbreaking， exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto familyFor the first time in C Publication date: June 7， 2022Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that it is snowy， windy and cold outside and we are in lockdown version 5。0， and I have nothing better to do than read three or more books a day？？。A groundbreaking， exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto familyFor the first time in Canadian history， a high-ranking mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by talking to journalists。 From October 2014 to October 2019， Félix Séguin and Eric Thibault held multiple secret meetings with Andrew Scoppa， getting an exclusive inside look at the inner workings of the North American Mafia。 This book is the culmination of their perilous investigation。 It sheds light on the life -- and death -- of one of the most influential organized crime figures in recent years。At exactly 2 p。m。， there was a knock at the door。 It was him: the source every journalist dreamed of having。 The short man was armed and placed his gun on a table I'd moved between the bed and a chair。"Are you impressed？" he asked with a broad grin。"Yes。 Very much。"Before me was Andrew Scoppa， a close confidant of the late mafia boss Vito Rizzuto， an international heroin trafficker and cold-blooded killer。 I LOVED this book， and not because we are going to Montreal in May and staying in Little Italy。 It was a deadly interesting read about and will appeal to many kinds of readers including the SOAPies （aka the Sons of Anarchy Posers。。。I saw a girl on a scooter wearing a pink SOA sweatshirt and laughed so hard I almost ran off the road！） and those interested in Canadian non-fiction and crime。 It was well written and although salacious at times， it was a read that I will recommend far and wide to friends， family， patrons， book clubs and strangers on mass transit！！ 。。。more
Michel Van der Meer
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Excellent livre concernant l’histoire de la mafia montréalaise。 Des détails très éloquents sur des crimes commis dont on avais entendu parler dans les médias sans comprendre les pourquoi du pourquoi。 Bravo à Félix Séguin。
David Chabot
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Recevoir les confidences d'un parrain par intérim de la mafia n'est pas anodin et Félix Séguin rend bien toute le stress et la confusion qu'un criminel de cette envergure peut vivre。 La structure du livre est un peu confuse et les longs segments qui nomment tout le bottin mafieux sont plutôt lourds cependant。 Cela reste un excellent ouvrage qu'on a tenté de rendre plus abordable avec des périodes de narration de l'auteur sur Andrew Scoppa et sa vie。 C'est une très bonne lecture pour les fans de Recevoir les confidences d'un parrain par intérim de la mafia n'est pas anodin et Félix Séguin rend bien toute le stress et la confusion qu'un criminel de cette envergure peut vivre。 La structure du livre est un peu confuse et les longs segments qui nomment tout le bottin mafieux sont plutôt lourds cependant。 Cela reste un excellent ouvrage qu'on a tenté de rendre plus abordable avec des périodes de narration de l'auteur sur Andrew Scoppa et sa vie。 C'est une très bonne lecture pour les fans de l'histoire criminelle du Québec， mais doit être approché comme une référence plus qu'une lecture de détente。 。。。more
Réjean Vaskelis
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