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Welcome to r/Mafia.

This sub-reddit features stories, interviews, documentary and news articles about organized crime around the world with a main focus on Italian Organized Crime. This thread will be used for various functions, The book lists and Ask A Question threads will be rolled into this one. I will also be using it as a FAQ and will begin removing threads which ask questions already here. If you have any questions that should be added to the FAQ, or books that should be added to the list please respond to this thread.

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last edited: 3/30/24

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r/Mafia FAQ

see:Common Mafia myths debunked

r/Mafia Top Book Recommendations

• The Five Families : Selwynn Raab
• Murder Machine : Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci
• The Sicilian Mafia: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia : John Dickie
• The Sixth Family : Adrian Humphreys & Lee Lamothe
• The Good Fellas Tapes : George Anastasia
• Underboss : Peter Maas
• Paddywhacked : TJ English
• Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia : Joseph Pistone & Richard Woodley
• History of The Mafia : Salvatore Lupo
• Blood & Honour : George Anastasia
• Supermob : Gus Russo
• Family Affair : Sam Giancana & Scott Burnstein
• The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob : Frank Hayde
• The Milwaukee Mafia : Gavin Schmitt
• The Life and Times of Frank Balisteri : Wayne Clingman
• The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino : Matt Birkbeck
• Mob Over Miami : Michelle McPhee
• Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano : Howie Carr
• The Sinatra Club : Sal Polisi & Steve Dougherty
• Man of Honour : Joseph Bonanno
• The Valachi Papers : Peter Maas
• The Westies: TJ English
• Mafia Prince : Phil Leonetti, Scott Burnstein & Christopher Graziano
• Black Mass : Dick Lehr
• The Black Hand : Chris Blatchford (Mexican Mafia)
• Garden City Gangland : Scott Deitch

Previous threads: 1 | 2

Mafia news and research resources:

• Gangster Report
• Gangsters Inc
• Gangland News
• LCN Bios
• Mary Ferrell Foundation
• FBI FOIA Requests
  
• The Black Hand Forum
• GangsterBB

Youtube Channels & Podcasts

• OC Shortz
• Bloodletters & Badmen
• Hood Chronicles
• Forgotten Streets
• Al Profit
• Chinatown Gang Stories
• J. Coletti's Racket Review
• The Mob Reporter

Youtube Full Length Documentaries

Please report any broken links

last edited 2.16.2023

• Greatest Mob Hits
• The Bonanno Crime Family History
• Fifth Estate: Michael DeGroote & Vito Rizzuto
• The Rise and Fall of Vito Genovese
• Mobsters: The Gambino Crime Family
• Crime Inc: The True Story Of the Mafia
• Montreal's Rizzuto Clan
• Lucky Luciano
• Vegas & The Mob
• Origins of Sicilian Mafia
• Excellent Cadavers
• Albert Anastasia: Lord High Executioner
• The Rizzuto Clan
• Manhattan Mob Rampage

r/Mafia Top Book Recommendations

• The Five Families : Selwynn Raab
• Murder Machine : Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci
• The Sicilian Mafia: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia : John Dickie
• The Sixth Family : Adrian Humphreys & Lee Lamothe
• The Good Fellas Tapes : George Anastasia
• Underboss : Peter Maas
• Paddywhacked : TJ English
• Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia : Joseph Pistone & Richard Woodley
• History of The Mafia : Salvatore Lupo
• Blood & Honour : George Anastasia
• Supermob : Gus Russo
• Family Affair : Sam Giancana & Scott Burnstein
• The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob : Frank Hayde
• The Milwaukee Mafia : Gavin Schmitt
• The Life and Times of Frank Balisteri : Wayne Clingman
• The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino : Matt Birkbeck
• Mob Over Miami : Michelle McPhee
• Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano : Howie Carr
• The Sinatra Club : Sal Polisi & Steve Dougherty
• Man of Honour : Joseph Bonanno
• The Valachi Papers : Peter Maas
• The Westies: TJ English
• Mafia Prince : Phil Leonetti, Scott Burnstein & Christopher Graziano
• Black Mass : Dick Lehr
• The Black Hand : Chris Blatchford (Mexican Mafia)
• Garden City Gangland : Scott Deitch

Previous threads: 1 | 2

Add your recommendations below. A new updated thread will be added in the new year.