Vengeance Is Mine
This book continues the story of Jimmy Fratianno, first chronicled by Ovid Demaris in The Last Mafioso ( LJ 3/15/81). In 1977, Fratianno, facing execution by the Mafia for overstepping his power and aligning himself with the wrong groups, decided to become a witness under the Federal Witness Protection Program. His testimony was instrumental in leading to the prosecution and imprisonment of at least 25 highly ranked Mafia members and associates and also served to link many other public personalities to the Mafia. Vengeance Is Mine details both Fratianno's willingness to break the code of omerta and testify. It will be very popular with readers fascinated by accounts of Mafia activity. Sandra K. Lindheimer, Middlesex Law Lib., Cambridge, Mass.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.