About the Author

Peter Maas's is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Underboss. His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, and In a Child's Name. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

"A riveting job of detailing real Mafia life. . . . It's a quick, exciting reading and Maas deserves full marks for generally keeping the sharks of the mob from looking like dolphins. There's no chrome in the jalopy of Gravano's life." - Detroit Free Press
"An absorbing, intimate, alluring tale of power, greed, and Mob intrigue." - People
"Breathtaking...Supremely stylish." - New York magazine
"Brilliantly constructed and grimly fascinating. . . . The result is a terrific and important book. . . . It's important because it is a morality play on the subject of loyalty. To whom are you loyal, and from who should you be able to expect loyalty?" - New York Times Book Review
"A page turner that Maas writes in Gravano's voice. It's one readers will hear in their heads for a long while." - Booklist
"Underboss is fascinating for its anthropologically detailed portrait of a subculture some of us can't get enough of." - Time

"An absorbing, intimate, alluring tale of power, greed, and Mob intrigue." -- People"A riveting job of detailing real Mafia life. . . . It's a quick, exciting reading and Maas deserves full marks for generally keeping the sharks of the mob from looking like dolphins. There's no chrome in the jalopy of Gravano's life." -- Detroit Free Press"Breathtaking...Supremely stylish." -- New York magazine"Brilliantly constructed and grimly fascinating. . . . The result is a terrific and important book. . . . It's important because it is a morality play on the subject of loyalty. To whom are you loyal, and from who should you be able to expect loyalty?" -- New York Times Book Review"A page turner that Maas writes in Gravano's voice. It's one readers will hear in their heads for a long while." -- Booklist"Underboss is fascinating for its anthropologically detailed portrait of a subculture some of us can't get enough of." -- Time