Matt Birkbeck is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Deconstructing Sammy, A Beautiful Child, and A Deadly Secret. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Reader's Digest, Rolling Stone, People magazine, Boston magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Praise for The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell
Bufalino
“The Quiet Don is a triumph. Matt Birkbeck provides a stunning work
of investigative journalism that is memorable and alive and unveils
the incredible life and legacy of one of the mobs most important
powerbrokers.”—Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy and the
screenplays for Goodfellas and Casino
“This fast-paced, captivating probe into the life of Russell
Bufalino fills a major gap in the annals of organized crime and
shows us why his story continues to matter so much today. This is
sophisticated investigative reporting, told with a novelist’s
storytelling flare.”—Paul Moses, professor of journalism at
Brooklyn College and author of The Saint and the Sultan
“The Quiet Don is a must-read, an important addition to the history
of organized crime.”—G. Robert Blakey, a former Notre Dame law
professor, a draftsmen of the RICO Act, chief counsel to the House
Select Committee on Assassinations, and a prosecutor in the
Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of
Justice under Robert F. Kennedy.
“The fascinating tale of Russell Buffalino, a brainy mobster who
was in a Mafia league of his own.”—Tom Robbins, professor at the
CUNY school of journalism and former investigative reporter at the
New York Daily News and Village Voice.
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