While there is a lot of good information about the mafia it is presented in a very disjointed manner. It also does a very poor job of covering major mobsters. I understand that it is just an overview but why even spend the time to write it when you gloss over major events like they were inconsequential?

An absolutely terrible telling of mafia history. Disjointed and steeped in unnecessary detail.

Interesting historical references to Mafia activities extending into three centuries. Informative to a fault covering hundreds of actual circumstances and individuals previously unknown to the curious reader. Electrifying descriptions of the consequences suffered by breaking the rules and being in the wrong place at the wrong time.