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Follain John
Vendetta The Mafia Judge Falcone And The Quest For Justice
Vendetta The Mafia Judge Falcone And The Quest For Justice
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Binding: Paperback
Description: On 23 May 1992 the Mafia assassinated its Number One Enemy' the legendary prosecutor Judge Falcone with a motorway bomb that also killed his wife Francesca and three bodyguards. Fifty - seven days later the Mafia killed Falcone's friend and colleague Judge Paolo Borsellino with a car bomb outside his mother's home that also killed five bodyguards. These two murders changed forever how Italy viewed the Mafia. Vendett a tells the inside story of the assassination plots and the investigation that followed. Follain reveals Borsellino's desperate race against time to find out who killed his friend while knowing he was next on the list and reveals the daring undercover police mission which unmasked the killers. Based on new and exclusive interviews and the testimony of investigators Mafia supergrasses survivors relatives and friends Vendett a recounts the events hour - by - hour minute - by - minute as the Mafiosi plan and carry out the murders and as the police hunt them down.
Title: Vendetta The Mafia Judge Falcone And The Quest For Justice
Author(s): Follain John
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Barcode: 9781444714142
Pages: 352 Pages, 1 B&W 8 Page Inset Section
Publication Date: 11/8/2012
Category: True Crime
Description: On 23 May 1992 the Mafia assassinated its Number One Enemy' the legendary prosecutor Judge Falcone with a motorway bomb that also killed his wife Francesca and three bodyguards. Fifty - seven days later the Mafia killed Falcone's friend and colleague Judge Paolo Borsellino with a car bomb outside his mother's home that also killed five bodyguards. These two murders changed forever how Italy viewed the Mafia. Vendett a tells the inside story of the assassination plots and the investigation that followed. Follain reveals Borsellino's desperate race against time to find out who killed his friend while knowing he was next on the list and reveals the daring undercover police mission which unmasked the killers. Based on new and exclusive interviews and the testimony of investigators Mafia supergrasses survivors relatives and friends Vendett a recounts the events hour - by - hour minute - by - minute as the Mafiosi plan and carry out the murders and as the police hunt them down.
Title: Vendetta The Mafia Judge Falcone And The Quest For Justice
Author(s): Follain John
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Barcode: 9781444714142
Pages: 352 Pages, 1 B&W 8 Page Inset Section
Publication Date: 11/8/2012
Category: True Crime