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The Last Godfather: The Rise and Fall of Joey Massino
Written by Simon Crittle
Narrated by Jonathan Yen
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As head of the Bonanno clan, Joey Massino was the last don, and ran his world with an iron hand-until he got hit with a murder rap, and turned on his own people. Here, for the first time, is his shocking true story-a glimpse inside the world of organized crime that we may never see again.
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