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PublisherChicago Review Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101641608056

ISBN-139781641608053

eBay Product ID (ePID)7057274377

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Book TitleGiovanni's Ring : My Life inside the Real Sopranos

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicLaw Enforcement, General, Organized Crime

GenreTrue Crime, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorGiovanni Rocco

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Rocco conveys the frustrations of his double life poignantly throughout this revelatory read, a captivating true-crime thriller from start to finish and a new gem for Mafia book fans." -- Booklist, "This account of Giovanni Rocco's many years' work to infiltrate the ranks of the Jersey Mob drips with authenticity and crackles with tension from the first page to the last. But what sets it apart is Rocco's unflinching honesty concerning the cost of such work to his family, his marriage, and, ultimately, his very soul. You will likely read this at an unbroken gallop, just as I did." --Les Standiford, author of Bringing Adam Home, "Giovanni Rocco and Doug Schofield tell a terrific, fast-paced story about Giovanni's undercover penetration of the DeCavalcante crime family . But what makes the book compelling and different than other Mafia tales is the often chilling incidents in which Giovanni found himself close to being exposed by the Mob, and the psychological torment that put him and his family through. Giovanni's Ring is a great crime story about a man who rose from the streets of New Jersey to help destroy a notorious crime family." --Anthony M. DeStefano, author of The Deadly Don, "Very few undercover agents (UCAs) have been able to successfully infiltrate the inner sanctum of Cosa Nostra. Giovanni Rocco is one of those UCAs. This page-turner is a must read if you want to experience Giovanni's dangerous and oftentimes violent journey inside the real-life Sopranos." --Joaquin "Jack" Garcia, retired FBI UCA and author of Making Jack Falcone, "Very few undercover agents (UCAs) have been able to successfully infiltrate the inner sanctum of Cosa Nostra. Giovanni Rocco is one of those UCAs. This page-turner is a must read if you want to experience Giovanni's dangerous and oftentimes violent journey inside the real-life Sopranos. " -- Joaquin "Jack" Garcia , retired FBI UCA and author of Making Jack Falcone, " This account of Giovanni Rocco's many years' work to infiltrate the ranks of the Jersey Mob drips with authenticity and crackles with tension from the first page to the last. But what sets it apart is Rocco's unflinching honesty concerning the cost of such work to his family, his marriage, and, ultimately, his very soul. You will likely read this at an unbroken gallop, just as I did." --Les Standiford, author of Bringing Adam Home, "Once again truth trumps fiction in this riveting account of an undercover cop from New Jersey burrowing deep into the confidence of mob killers and made-men straight out of Hollywood Central Casting. Giovanni Rocco, himself a product of the streets of Bayonne, risks his marriage and family spying for the FBI on an assignment where a mere slip of the tongue or discovery of his hidden recorders could kill him. From page one of Giovanni's Ring , the jeopardy is constant, the stakes high, and the prose pure Jersey." --William C. Rempel, author of At the Devil's Table, "Fans of the Netflix docuseries Fear City , the films Donnie Brasco and The Irishman , or Selwyn Raab's Five Families will enjoy this insider's update on of one of the original Italian American crime families." -- Library Journal

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal364.106

Table Of Content1: A Day in the Life 2: The University of Bayonne 3: Accidental Cop 4: Back on the Streets 5: T.F.O. 6: Home Fires 7: Small(s) Beginnings 8: Jealous Mistress 9: Lui "The Dog" 10: Making the Jump--Gambinos 11: Creeping Suspicions 12: First Contact 13: Operation Charlie Horse 14: Planting the Flag 15: Love and War 16: Charlie's Waking Nightmare 17: Las Vegas 18: Too Close to Home 19: The Dog Picks Up a Scent 20: Game of Chairs 21: On the Record 22: Tested 23: The Bonds of Iniquity 24: Building a Crew 25: Cugine 26: Unwired 27: Whack the Dog--Act I 28: Controlling the Crazies 29: Whack the Dog--Act II 30: Mobster Conclave 31: Nut Job Freddie 32: Whack the Dog--Act III 33: Hotsy-Totsy Shrimp 34: End Game 35: Arrest 36: Home Alone Q & A with "Giovanni Rocco"

SynopsisThe story of a former FBI undercover task force officer who spent years penetrating New Jersey's DeCavalcante crime family, the criminal organization known to law enforcement as "the real Sopranos" Giovanni's Ring is the story of "Giovanni Rocco," a New Jersey police officer, known undercover as "Giovanni Gatto," who was the mysterious agent at the epicenter of Operation Charlie Horse, a federal undercover operation that ultimately brought down ten members and associates of New Jersey's DeCavalcante Mafia family, the criminal organization known as "the real Sopranos." Giovanni spent nearly three years working his way into the DeCavalcante hierarchy. He was so convincing in his role that capo Charlie "the Hat" Stango eventually assigned him the task of killing Luigi "the Dog" Oliveri, a troublesome made member of the crime family. That lethal assignment brought the undercover operation to an end in March 2015, and the resulting string of high-profile arrests eviscerated the criminal organization. Giovanni's Ring is not simply a chronicle of Giovanni Rocco's adventures in the murky and dangerous Mafia world he inhabited, but also a fascinating window into the psychological struggles that such a life inevitably entails. "Rocco conveys the frustrations of his double life poignantly throughout this revelatory read, a captivating true-crime thriller from start to finish and a new gem for Mafia book fans." -- Booklist, Giovanni's Ring is the story of 'Giovanni Rocco,' a New Jersey police officer, known undercover as 'Giovanni Gatto,' who was the mysterious agent at the epicenter of Operation Charlie Horse, a federal undercover operation that ultimately brought down ten members and associates of New Jersey's DeCavalcante Mafia family, the criminal organisation known as 'the real Sopranos."'Giovanni spent nearly three years working his way into the DeCavalcante hierarchy. That lethal assignment brought the undercover operation to an end in March 2015, and the resulting string of high-profile arrests eviscerated the criminal organisation. Giovanni's Ring is not simply a chronicle of Giovanni Rocco's adventures in the murky and dangerous Mafia world he inhabited, but also a fascinating window into the psychological struggles that such a life inevitably entails.

As told toSchofield, Douglas