Mafia son vs Smaldone: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gangsters, Mafia, Organized crime, Case studies, Criminals, True Crime
Mafia son
In this dark, jagged true crime thriller, wily mob head Gregory Scarpa Sr. (alias the "Grim Reaper") secretly steals and kills under FBI protection for decades. When faced with arrest for his own crimes, he betrays his…
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Smaldone
I never thought it would end.—Clyde SmaldoneStarted by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished well into the late twentieth…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Scores by source
| Mafia son | Smaldone | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 2.0 (1) |
Reception
| Mafia son | Smaldone | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Editions | 13 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 14 |
| Pages | 301 | — |