Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro (Series Tie-In)
English
By (author): Thomas Maier
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From bestselling author and the producer of the hit cable series Masters of Sex, Thomas Maier, comes a true story of espionage and mobsters, based on the never-before-released JFK Files.
From Vegas to Miami to Havana, the shocking connections between the CIA, the mob, and Sinatras Rat Packwith new revelations and details. Mafia Spies is the definitive account of Americas most remarkable espionage plots everwith CIA agents, mob hitmen, kompromat sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue.
In the early 1960s, two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, were hired by the CIA to kill Cubas Communist leader, Fidel Castro, only to wind up murdered themselves amidst Congressional hearings and a national debate about the JFK assassination.
Mafia Spies revolves around the outlaw friendship of these two mob buddies and their fascinating world of CIA spies, fellow Mafioso in Chicago, Cuban exile commandos in Miami, beautiful Hollywood women, famous entertainers like Frank Sinatras Rat Pack in Las Vegas, Castros own spies in Havana and his double agents hidden in Florida, J. Edgar Hoovers FBI snooping, and the Kennedy administrations Get Castro obsession in Washington.
Thomas Maier is among the first to take full advantage of the National Archives 201718 release of the long-suppressed JFK files, many of which deal with the CIAs top secret anti-Castro operation in Florida and Cuba. With several new investigative findings, Mafia Spies is a spy exposé, murder mystery, and shocking true story that recounts Americas first foray into the assassination business, a tale with profound impact for todays Trump era. Who killed Johnny and Samand why wasnt Castro assassinated despite the CIAs many clandestine efforts? See more
From bestselling author and the producer of the hit cable series Masters of Sex, Thomas Maier, comes a true story of espionage and mobsters, based on the never-before-released JFK Files.
From Vegas to Miami to Havana, the shocking connections between the CIA, the mob, and Sinatras Rat Packwith new revelations and details. Mafia Spies is the definitive account of Americas most remarkable espionage plots everwith CIA agents, mob hitmen, kompromat sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue.
In the early 1960s, two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, were hired by the CIA to kill Cubas Communist leader, Fidel Castro, only to wind up murdered themselves amidst Congressional hearings and a national debate about the JFK assassination.
Mafia Spies revolves around the outlaw friendship of these two mob buddies and their fascinating world of CIA spies, fellow Mafioso in Chicago, Cuban exile commandos in Miami, beautiful Hollywood women, famous entertainers like Frank Sinatras Rat Pack in Las Vegas, Castros own spies in Havana and his double agents hidden in Florida, J. Edgar Hoovers FBI snooping, and the Kennedy administrations Get Castro obsession in Washington.
Thomas Maier is among the first to take full advantage of the National Archives 201718 release of the long-suppressed JFK files, many of which deal with the CIAs top secret anti-Castro operation in Florida and Cuba. With several new investigative findings, Mafia Spies is a spy exposé, murder mystery, and shocking true story that recounts Americas first foray into the assassination business, a tale with profound impact for todays Trump era. Who killed Johnny and Samand why wasnt Castro assassinated despite the CIAs many clandestine efforts? See more
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