of the bestcapture the publics interest. Joey the Hitmans original best-seller status reflects the quality of the writing, the frank intelligence of the subject/writer, and Joeys convincingly matter-of- fact, regular-guy tone. When he writes, debunking The Godfather, ... Actually very few mob members even have Bronx-Italian accents ... a lot of mob people are not very tough, the people we meet and deal with are very ordinary, most of us stay home at night and watch TV, and we only shoot each other when absolutely necessary, you know youre listening to the original Soprano. This edition includes a new afterword from David Fisher, who for the first time reveals Joey's identity and the incredible story of how Joey finally died.