Family Secrets: Deathbed Confessions of a Mob Boss

John Greco

Apr 2016 · iUniverse

About this ebook

Its the early 1960s in Brooklyn, New York, when auto mechanic Michael Delagatta changes the course of his life in order to attain the same extravagant lifestyle as his cousin. As Michael embarks on a crime-filled journey orchestrated by members of the American Mafia, and rises within the organization, John F. Kennedy enters the political arena. As a favor to his father, Kennedy runs for President. The Mafia decides to rig the votes and help Kennedy win so he will hopefully ignore the family organization and its illegal money making operations. But when John appoints his brother, Bobby, to the position of Attorney General, all hell breaks loose as Bobby begins going after organized crime and the bosses. After the Mafia orders Michael to oversee the assassination of either John or Bobby, he soon discovers that the members of the mob are not the only ones who want Kennedy dead. As a history-making chain of events unfolds, Michael is left to harbor a dark secret for the rest of his days, leaving the possibility of an open-ended mystery to remain unsolved forever. In this historical thriller, a mobster who becomes intertwined in the controversy before, during, and after the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy sets out on a dangerous journey to save the family organization and hopefully himself from an untimely end.

About the author

Growing up in Brooklyn, I was quite aware of the Italian connection and what they meant to the neighborhood. My father was a member of the Italian American Club and part of the “Family.” Only when he was in his 70’s and dying of cancer, did I find out what he did in his younger days and decided to write this story. That is where the idea and concept of Family Secrets came from. Fact or fiction? I cannot confirm nor deny the content within this fictional novel. I was raised Catholic and was an altar boy at the age of 10. At age of 55, I became a minister and at age 60, wrote my first book God and the Gods. I am a Brooklyn, New York boy at heart, and still have the New York accent, and will never lose it. I have one sister and one brother still alive. This is my 2nd book, based on my childhood memories and neighborhood environment of which I grew up in during the old ways of life in Brooklyn. Most of the fellas and friends from the old neighborhood are now gone, but a few are still alive. To them I say: “Vivere orgogliosa e forte”.