Criminal Escapades: A General History of the Most Notorious Gangsters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780988976047)

Follow infamous Italian mafioso, cocaine cowboys, hitmen, jewel thieves, outlaw bikers, and others as they leave a trail of carnage on their climb to the top of the criminal underworld. It's a vicious and dangerous game as determined authorities and bloodthirsty rivals try to take them down by any means necessary. With vivid scenes of murder, mayhem, and millions of dollars, Criminal Escapes chronicles the rise and fall of 20 of the most notorious gangsters to ever walk the cities, slums, and prisons in the modern era.

• Carmine "The Snake" Persico - A Boss Behind Bars
• Joe "Peg Leg" Morgan - The White Mexican Mafia Leader
• Nate "Boone" Craft - Evolution of a Hitman
• Griselda "Black Widow" Blanco - The Godmother of Cocaine
• Eugene "Nick the Blade" Geusale - A Real Life Goodfella
• Dawood Ibrahim - The Bombay Don Who Became a Terrorist
• José Miguel Battle, "El Padrino" - The Corporation's Cuban Godfather
• The Aryan Brotherhood - Shamrocks and Shotcallers
• Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff - The Supreme Team Define the Crack Era
• "Little Vic" Amuso & "Gaspipe" Casso - The Crew That Tried to Whack Jersey
• Willie Falcon & Sal Magluta - Miami's O.G. Cocaine Cowboys
• Pavle "Punch" Stamirovic - Legacy of the Pink Panthers
• Cash Money Brothers - Even Mike Tyson Was Fair Game
• The Kansas City Mob - The Casino Skim That Made Millions
• Thieves-In-Law - Russian Gangs of New York
• Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski - The Psycho Mafia Hitman
• Bac Guai - Chinatown's White Devil
• Whitey Bulger - He Played the Feds ... and Lost
• Peter "Big Pete" James - The Godfather of the Chicago Outlaws
• Pop Culture - How Pop Culture Whacked the Mob