THE DON The Life and Death of Sam Giancana

Hardback, 1st US edn. INSC. AND SIGNED. "Mo Mo" Giancana, a kingpin of the Chicago mob for many years, was a friend of such show business luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Phyllis McGuire and Keely Smith, became involved with the CIA in the plot to assassinate Fidel Castro, and was a figure in major crime operations from Chicago to Hollywood and Miami to Las Vegas. In 1975, in true gangland style, he was gunned down in a killing that is still officially unsolved. The author traces the story of Giancana's savage rise to power, his unsavoury connections and dealings in high places, and the circumstances surrounding his grimly appropriate end. Illus., Index. 341pp. 8vo. h/back. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WILLIAM BRASHLER. Vg+ in frayed and shelf worn G. only dw. One of the rarer 'Mafia' titles.