Little Vic and the Great Mafia War

Praise for Larry McShaneLITTLE VIC AND THE GREAT MAFIA WAR“Who knows organized crime in New York City better than Larry McShane? Only he can describe the rise and fall of Vic Orena as boss of the Colombos with such authenticity. In Little Vic and the Great Mafia War, he gives the reader insight into the murderous and treacherous path of becoming a boss in the Mafia.” —Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, former undercover FBI agent and author of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia and The Bonannos: A Century of Murder“From the opening pages of Larry McShane’s Little Vic and The Great Mafia War, the reader is treated to an intimate and fast-paced account of the last great Mafia war of the 20th century. With interviews of Orena’s family, notably his son Andrew, McShane walks us through the bloody Colombo crime family war of the 1990s, weaving into this detailed history the story of numerous New York Mob bosses and concluding that the Goodfellas life of the Mob is over and not worth the blood, sweat, anguish, and cemetery visits it spawned.” —Anthony M. DeStefano, author of King of the Godfathers and Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winning journalist“Little Vic and the Great Mafia War is a compelling account of one of the bloodiest periods in the history of the Colombo Mafia family. Details never revealed before are presented through the eyes of Orena’s family and the FBI agents directly involved in the investigations of the horrible events that took place. It is a must-read to better understand the evil nature of the Mafia and the inner-working tensions and treachery of its members that were always present.” —Frank Storey, former Deputy Assistant Director of the New York FBI division in charge of the Organized Crime Program and author of The FBI’s War Against the Mafia: How a Band of FBI Game Changers Defeated the MobCHIN“McShane’s book is a great read, with inside details that capture the Chin and the world of the Mafia as I know it—and lived it.” —Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, former undercover FBI agent and author of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia and The Bonannos: A Century of Murder“This is the tale of Vincent (Chin) Gigante … (who) dressed in bathrobe and slippers. He seemed to be quite nuts but reigned as the head of the Genovese crime family. In cool, exact prose, Mr. McShane tells the story that remains full of astonishment, and a kind of dark wonder.” —Pete Hamill, bestselling author“A great book about a great subject by a great writer … a tale for the ages, the story of Vincent ‘Chin’ Gigante. McShane recreates a world that has largely vanished, brining it vibrantly … grabs you with the immediacy of a breaking news story and carries you along as if you were living it.” —Michael Daily, Daily News“Larry McShane has delivered a story that was long overdue. While John Gotti may have been the face of the American Mafia, Vincent Gigante was its heart and soul. He was the real deal and McShane pulls no punches in painting a vivid and detailed picture of the last American gangster.” —George Anastasia, bestselling author of The Docile Don, Gotti’s Rules, and Blood and Honor

Larry McShane is an award-winning nonfiction author and crime journalist whose career spans more than four decades with the Associated Press and the New York Daily News. A native New Yorker who has chronicled the Five Families since the 1985 Mob hit on Gambino boss “Big Paul” Castellano outside Sparks Steak House, he has appeared as an expert on numerous television and radio programs, including the HISTORY documentary American Godfathers- The Five Families. He is the author of the books Chin- The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante, Cops Under Fire, Last Don Standing, and Little Vic and the Great Mafia War, and is the co-author of The Bonannos- A Century of Murder with retired FBI agent Joe Pistone. He lives with his family in New Jersey.

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