A. G. D Maran

An, expansive, intriguing and meticulous account of the Sicilian Mafia. The pre-dawn arrests of the last remaining Mafiosi in December 2008 signaled the end of the Sicilian Mafia as we know it. In Mafia: Inside the Dark Heart, A.G.D. Maran charts the complete history of the world's most infamous criminal organization, from its first incarnation as an alternative form of local government in the Sicilian countryside and arguable force for "good," to...