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The Big Heist

The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder

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"A comprehensive account of the legendary 1978 heist . . . impressive." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <b> </b> <b>The crime that inspired the movie <i>Goodfellas</i>.</b> <b>The rest of story that couldn't be told--until now.</b> One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of Mafia legend--and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light on this legendary unsolved case using recent evidence from the 2015 trial of eighty-year-old mafioso Vincent Asaro, who for the first time speaks out on his role in the fateful Lufthansa heist. This blistering you-are-there account takes you behind the headlines and inside the ranks of America's infamous Mafia families--with never-before-told stories, late-breaking news, and bombshell revelations: <b>Praise for ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO and His Acclaimed Books</b> <b>"Thrilling American crime writing."</b> <b>--Jimmy Breslin, author of <i>The Good Rat</i> and winner of the Pulitzer Prize</b> <b> </b> <b>"DeStefano is a master at cutting through the secrecy of the Mafia hierarchy."</b> <b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <b> </b> <b>"The best and last word on the subject . . . DeStefano brings the story to life."</b> <b>--Jerry Capeci, creator of GangLandNews.com</b>

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The Big Heist, Anthony M DeStefano

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2018
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13,49 €

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