The Gotti family is the stuff of mob legend, known for their flamboyant style and brutal ways. John Alite, a mob hit man, associate, and close friend of the Gottis, has a very different story to tell. Although he reaped the benefits of working under ... Read more

The Gotti family is the stuff of mob legend, known for their flamboyant style and brutal ways. John Alite, a mob hit man, associate, and close friend of the Gottis, has a very different story to tell. Although he reaped the benefits of working under the family, Alite discovered firsthand that the American Mafia, which claimed to be built on honor and loyalty, was a façade. And after time in a Brazilian prison, Alite agreed to help the feds put Gotti Jr. and his fearsome family behind bars. Veteran prize-winning reporter George Anastasia gains unprecedented access to the Gotti crime family's stories and secrets, never told before, including John Gotti Sr.'s fascinating "Rules of Leadership." Through FBI files and interviews with insiders and experts, Anastasia demystifies the infamous family and provides proof of shocking allegations against Gotti Jr. Filled with shocking revelations, insider detail, and photographs, Gotti's Rules is a fascinating account of the violent rise and fall of the modern American mob. From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Honor and The Last Gangster-"one of the most respected crime reporters in the country" (60 Minutes)-comes the sure to be headline-making inside story of the Gotti and Gambino families, told from the unique viewpoint of notorious mob hit-man John Alite, a close associate of Junior Gotti who later testified against him. In Gotti"s Rules, George Anastasia, a prize-winning reporter who spent over thirty years covering crime, offers a shocking and very rare glimpse into the Gotti family, witnessed up-close from former family insider John Alite, John Gotti Jr."s longtime friend and protector. Until now, no one has given up the kind of personal details about the Gottis-including the legendary "Gotti Rules" of leadership-that Anastasia exposes here. Drawing on extensive FBI files and other documentation, his own knowledge, and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, including mob-enforcer-turned-government-witness Alite, Anastasia pokes holes in the Gotti legend, demystifying this notorious family and its lucrative and often deadly machinations. Anastasia offers never-before-heard information about the murders, drug dealing, and extortion that propelled John J. Gotti to the top of the Gambino crime family and the treachery and deceit that allowed John A. "Junior" Gotti to follow in his father"s footsteps. Told from street level and through the eyes of a wiseguy who saw it all firsthand, the result is a riveting look at a family whose hubris, violence, passion, and greed fueled a bloody rise and devastating fall that is still reverberating through the American underworld today. Gotti"s Rules includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs. Less