Organized Crime: An Inside Guide to the World's Most Successful Industry

I didn't know anything about organized crime for the most part. A great overview. The book best discusses the definition of organized crime, the methods and tactics, and goes into great detail about the America Mafia more than any other group. The book also does a good job of covering the Sicilain Mafia. All the other groups he covers very briefly (2-5 pages each) but does a good job of explaining who they are, where they came from, and what they are doing. Great graphics, but I could have lived without seeing the 3-5 topless women in the book. But by far the pictures do speak a thousand words when talking about all the different people. I got what I needed form the book. It's pretty good.

This book does a good job of covering all organized crime groups in the world. The book starts out by giving a brief history of organized crime from the Blackbeard pirate days to the American Mafia. The book then goes into the illegal activities that are the bread and butter money makers for these organizations. From there the author dedicates a chapter to every type of group covering, The American Mafia, Sicilian Mafia, Drug Cartels, Yakuza, Triads, and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Also listed were groups that I never heard of or did not know much about like Sacra Corona, and Camorra. The book has very good pictures and graphics. If you want to know about any of the groups in great detail, this is not the book for you. Just a good review of all organized crime in the world, and an excellent brief history on these organizations.

This is a very good book with a lot of facts and picturies.