{"product_id":"south-end-syndicate-9781949590753","title":"South End Syndicate","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The last days of the Roman Empire, if it were populated by snitches, gamblers, mobsters, lowlifes, and homicidal maniacs. In other words, this book is entertaining as hell. In chronicling one small, parochial, though notorious faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta tells the story of the whole damn thing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth End Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a worthy addition to any organized crime bookshelf.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—T. J. English, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eT\u003cwbr\u003ehe Westies\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Rhythms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn a hot November day in 2003 in Springfield,\nMassachusetts, local Genovese family Captain “Big Al” Bruno got shot five times\nwith a .45 caliber handgun as he walked out of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel\nsocial club—a lit cigar smoldering next to his lifeless body. Since Vito\nGenovese took his empire north from New York City, a string of mobsters dating\nback a hundred years have operated in the Greater Springfield area. With this\nmigration came murders, mayhem, treachery, criminal trials, and constant corruption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot until 2010 did authorities charge new Springfield Genovese\nboss Anthony “Bingy” Arillotta with Bruno’s murder. At the time, Arillotta’s\nconnections spanned the Northeast—from the Patriarca family in Rhode Island to the\nAngiulos in Boston to the Gambinos and Bonannos in New York, and from Billy\nGrasso and Whitey Tropiano in New Haven to Whitey Bulger’s Winter Hill Gang. During\nhis seven-year reign, Arillotta had beautiful women, total power, and millions\nin cash. But it eventually came with a devastating price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth End Syndicate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells\nthe untold story of a young man infatuated with Springfield wiseguys who rose\nfrom being a street criminal to becoming his city’s Mafia boss. How did a young\nItalian-American kid from Springfield work his way up the chain to become a\nMade wiseguy in charge of Western New England? Arillotta, now a free man, tells\na timeless tale of power, money, and murder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamilcar Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360294568279,"sku":"9781949590753","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781949590753.jpg?v=1754127245","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/south-end-syndicate-9781949590753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}