Book Description
MOBSTERS, GANGSTERS AND MEN OF HONOUR takes a sledgehammer to the walls of silence surrounding one of the most feared and glorified criminal organizations in the world. One of the few outsiders to ever gain access to the inner life of the Mafia, former RCMP analyst Pierre de Champlain not only describes the organization’s unique processes for inducting new members and its lesser-known beliefs and practices, he also analyzes the seemingly contradictory schism between established rules and actual behaviour. This is the ultimate guide for true-crime enthusiasts, law enforcement agencies, students of criminology and anyone who is intrigued by the bonds of greed, loyalty and power at any cost.
About the Author
PIERRE DE CHAMPLAIN is a retired intelligence analyst with the RCMP’s Criminal Intelligence Directorate in Ottawa and holds a general certificate in law. He has been studying and writing about Italian organized crime for many years and has previously published three books in French on the history of organized crime in Montreal. He lives in Gatineau, Quebec.
