Matt d elia biography books

For devotees of the true mob genre, there’s nothing juicier than a book by a made man. I say “by” a made man because even though the co-authors might have done the writing, it was the mobsters who unfurled the stories.

Only a select few true crime authors have scored deals with made men, and the rarity of such books seems to be only increasing as the ranks of made men continue to thin as the American Mafia fades further into history.

So when I heard about a new book featuring Billy D’Elia, I got pretty excited. Never mind that I’d never even heard of D’Elia before.

Credible sources were saying he was the top guy in the Bufalino Family - the heir to Don Russell Bufalino himself.

THE LIFE WE CHOSE | Kirkus Reviews

This I gotta read!

Anyone familiar with Russell Bufalino would feel the same way. Matt Birkbeck’s previous book, “The Quiet Don” offers the definitive history of the most The Life We Chose: William “Big Billy” D'Elia and the Last ... HORAH