Whacking Jimmy - Rilegato

Wolf, William

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ISBN 10: 0375501738 ISBN 13: 9780375501739

Casa editrice: Villard Books, 1998

Riassunto

In a hilarious thriller, Bobby Tucci, the unwilling heir to a mafia don, discovers that his rite of initiation will be to kill teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa and is forced to compete with every hood in the Detroit underworld to accomplish his task. 35,000 first printing.

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L'autore

William Wolf is the pseudonym of a journalist and author who wishes to remain anonymous. His reluctance to reveal his true identity is unrelated to anything he may know about the actual events surrounding the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Really.

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on Vittorio Tucci, head of the Detroit mob, lies on his deathbed as his family and associates secretly jockey for power. Meanwhile, his grandson Bobby Tucci--just an ordinary college student and rock musi-cian, who until now has steered clear of the family business--is drawn into the middle of a power play among the don's hotheaded first lieutenant, his consigliere, and Bobby's own mother, who has designs on being the first woman to lead a major crime family.
It seems simple: His grandfather promises him a $40 million payday if he'll just stay around for a while, lending some stability as the next rightful heir to the Family. But there's a little complication: He's going to have to "make his bones"--prove himself to the Family. His assignment? Kill Jimmy Hoffa.
Whacking Jimmy is a seventies flashback, mafia-style--a classic caper built around one of the greatest unsolved crimes in history. It is a hip, hilarious thriller for those who love writers like Elmore Leonard and for anyo

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• Editore: Villard Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0375501738
• ISBN 13: 9780375501739
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 243