Scott M. Deitche

From the author of the star-reviewed Garden State Gangland comes an in-depth exposé on East Harlem's notorious Purple Gang whose murderous exploits became a media obsession and Mafia lynchpin. In the late 1970s, a string of seemingly unconnected murders had Harlem police and federal authorities at their wits’ end until they realised several commonalities. The victims were all either Mafia...

Jerry Catena propelled up the ranks, becoming the first New Jersey mobster to lead a New York crime family, and his decades-long reign left an unparalleled legacy of crime, violence, and corruption. Gerardo “Jerry” Catena was the boss of New Jersey. His reign lasted for decades, and he left an unparalleled legacy of crime, power, and corruption. He was part...