Patrick Picciarelli: 3 books
Hollywood Godfather
My Life in the Movies and the Mob
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour.
Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto...
Undercover Cop
How I Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
One moment, New Jersey state trooper Mike Russell was working undercover, playing the role of an up-and-coming mobster hoping to infiltrate a Mafia family crew. The next, he was lying facedown in an alley after being ambushed and shot in the back of the head by a mobster over a dispute.
Russell...
Street Warrior
The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
As Seen On Discovery Channel's "Street Justice: The Bronx"
2,000 arrests. 100 off-duty arrests. 6,000 assists. 15 shootings. 8 shot. 4 kills. These are not the performance statistics of an entire NYPD unit. They are the record that makes Detective 2nd Grade Ralph Friedman a legend.
Friedman...