{"product_id":"lord-high-executioner-frank-dimatteo-9780806540146","title":"Lord High Executioner: The Legendary Mafia Boss Albert Anastasia","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed true-crime author Michael Benson and real-life \"Mafia Survivor\" Frank Dimatteo, the gripping account of the life and crimes of the most infamous mafia boss of all time: Albert Anastasia, the man whose name is synonymous with Murder, Inc., and whose actions helped create the American Mafia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe blood-soaked saga of the Murder, Inc. legend who helped create the modern American Mafia--one body at a time--featuring shocking eyewitness accounts... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUmberto \"Albert\" Anastasia was born in Italy at the turn of the century. Five decades later, he would be gunned down in a barbershop in New York City. What happened in the years in between--and why every crime family had reason to want him dead--is one of the most brutal and fascinating stories in the history of American organized crime. This in-depth account of the man who became one of the most powerful and homicidal crime bosses of the twentieth century from Mafia insider Frank Dimatteo is the first full-length book to chronicle Anastasia's bloody rise from fresh-off-the-boat immigrant to founder of the notorious killer's club Murder, Inc.--featuring never-before-told accounts from those who feared him most... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey called him \"The One Man Army.\" \"Mad Hatter.\" \"Lord High Executioner.\" Albert Anastasia came to America mean and became a prolific killer. His merciless assassination of Mafia godfather Vincent Mangano is recounted here in chilling first-hand detail. He set the record: the first man in the history of American justice to be charged with four separate murders--and walk free after each one. But in the end, he was the last obstacle in rival Mafia hoodlum Vito Genovese's dream of becoming the boss of bosses--and paid the ultimate price...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806540141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806540146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citadel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Frank Dimatteo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044163776767,"sku":"9780806540146","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9fe5693c-53e0-400a-bde0-23707f449dea.jpg?v=1684971298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lord-high-executioner-frank-dimatteo-9780806540146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}