Fiction about Organized Crime

Fiction about Organized Crime, with a Special Emphasis on the Mafia:

Aarons, Edward S. Death Is My Shadow. 1957.

Adams, Eustace L. Gambler's Throw. 1930.

Albert, Marvin H. Untouchables. 1987.

Amato, Angela. Lady Gold. 1993.

Anderson, Elizabeth. Diamonds.

Archer, Jeffrey. Eleventh Commandment.

Arnot, Jake. The Long Firm. 1999. [Great Britain]

Arrigio, Frank. The Mobster. 1951.

Barron, John. Breaking the Ring.

Barry, Joe. The Clean-Up. 1947.

Barry, Mike. Lone Wolf #10: Harlem Showdown. 1975.

---. Lone Wolf #14: Philadelphia Blowup.

Bates, Christopher. The Wave Man. 1993. [Singapore]

Bean, Frederi. Black Gold. 1997.

Bellah, Robert N. The Broken Covenant.

Bethancourt, T. Ernesto. Doris Fein, Legacy of Terror. 1984.

Blauner, Peter. Casino Moon. 1995.

Block, Lawrence. Everybody Dies. 1998.

Blood, Matthew. The Avenger. 1952.

Boltin, Bill. Witch on Wheels. 1952.

Bonansinga, Jay R. Bloodhound. 1999.

Bourdain, Anthony. Bone in the Throat. 1995.

Bradley, Michael. The Swiss Shot. 1974.

Brand, Max. Marbleface. 1939.

Brandon, Jay. Angel of Death. 1998.

Brashler, Don. The Don.

Breslin, Jimmy. I Don't Want to Go to Jail. 2001.

---. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. 1997.

Briody, Thomas Gately. Rogue's Wager. 1997.

Browne, Gerald. 19 Purchase Street.

Bruno, Anthony. Bad Apple.

---. Bad Blood.

---. Bad Business.

---. Bad Guys. 1992.

---. Bad Luck. 1990.

---. Bad Moon. 1992.

Buchwald, Art. A Gift from the Boys. 1958.

Bugliosi, Vincent. Lullaby and Good Night: A Novel Inspired by the True Story of Vivian Gordon. 1987.

Burke, James Lee. Black Cherry Blues.

---. Burning Angel. 1995.

---. A Morning for Flamingos. 1990.

Burnett, W.R. Little Caesar. 1959.

---. Vanity Row. 1952.

Burns, Rex. Angle of Attack.

Byrne, Donn. Crusade.

Cannell, Stephen J. The Plan. 1995.

---. Riding the Snake. 1998. [Chinese Mobsters]

Carcaterra, Lorenzo. Gangster. 2001.

Carlino, Lewis John. The Brotherhood.

Carroll, Loren. Wild Onion. 1930.

Carroll, James. Mortal Friends. 1978.

Carter, Nick. Beirut Incident. 1974.

Caunitz, William J. Chains of Command. 1999.

---. Pigtown. 1995.

Chaber, M.E. Uneasy Lies the Dead. 1970.

Chafets, Zev. Bookmakers.

---. Inherit the Mob. 1993.

Chambers, Peter. No Peace for the Wicked. 1998.

Chance, William Newton. The Hiller Weapon. 1992.

Charyn, Jerome. Blue Eyes.

---. Elsinore.

---. Family Man. 1995.

Chernoff, Maxine. American Heaven. 1996.

Childs, Timothy. Cold Turkey.

Cimi, Jim. The Big Squeeze. 1996.

---. The Come On. 1989.

---. The Kiss Off. 1987.

Clark, May Higgins, and Carol Higgins Clark. He Sees When You're Sleeping. 2001.

Clarke, Donald Henderson. Confidential. 1933.

---. Louis Beretti. 1951.

Cobb, James H. West on 66. 1999.

Coe, Charles Francis. The Other Half. 1930.

Collins, Jackie. Chances. 1980.

---. Lady Boss. 1990.

---. Lethal Seduction. 2001.

---. The Love Killers. 1989.

Collins, Max Allan. Bait Money. 1981.

---. Blood Money. 1981.

---. Hush Money. 1981.

---. Mourn the Living. 1999.

Connolly, J.J. Layer Cake. 2000. [Great Britain]

Compton, David. Impaired Judgment. 2000.

Condon, Richard. Prizzi's Glory. 1988.

---. Prizzi's Honor.

---. Prizzi's Money. 1994.

Conroy, Albert. The Mob Says Murder. 1958.

Cormier, Robert. I Am the Cheese. 1977.

Criscuolo, Carl. Wiseguys in Love. 1993.

Crosby, John. Dear Judgment.

Cuthbert, Clifton. Joy Street. 1933.

Daniels, Norman. One Angry Man. 1971.

Davies, Nick. Death of a Tycoon.

Davis, J. Madison. And the Angels Sing. 1996.

Deane, Jim. Decoy #1: The Great Pretender. 1974.

Dee, Ed. Little Boy Blue. 1997.

Demaris, Ovid. The Boardwalk Jungle.

---. Captive City: Chicago in Chains.

---. The Contract. 1970.

---. The Director.

---. Ricochet. 1988.

Deming, Richard. Spy-In. 1969.

Derrick, Lionel. The Hellbomb Flight. 1975.

---. Tokyo Purple. 1974.

Dexter, Pete. Brotherly Love. 1992.

---. The Paperboy. 1996.

Dick, Robert. Bagman.

Dinallo, Greg. Red Ink. 1994. [Russian Mafia]

Dinneen, Joseph F. The Anatomy of a Crime.

DiPego, Gerard. Keeper of the City. 1987.

Doctorow, E.L. Billy Bathgate.

Drago, Harry Sinclair. Women to Love. 1949.

Durante, Georgia. The Company She Keeps. 1998.

Egan, Lesley. A Choice of Crimes. 1980.

Ehrenfeld, Rachel. Evil Money.

Elkoff, Marvin. After the Race.

Engel, Howard. Getting away with Murder. 1995.

Erdman, Paul. The Billion Dollar Killing.

Evans, John. Halo for Satan. 1948.

Farrow, John. City of Ice. 1999.

Ferris, Wally. Across 110th.

Fitzgerald, Michael. To Tame a Killer Bee. 1999.

Flander, Scott. Sons of the City. 1999.

Fortino, Alfred. God's Mafia. 2001.

Fox, James M. Code Three. 1953.

Fraley, Oscar. Four against the Mob.

Franklin, Max. 99 and 44/100% Dead. 1974.

Fredrickson, Michael. A Cinderella Affidavit. 1999.

Freemantle, Brian. Bomb Grade. 1998.

---. The Choice of Eddie Franks.

---. No Time for Heroes. 1995.

Gambino, Michael. The Honored Society. 2001.

Gar, Wilson. Welcome to the Feast. 1985.

Garforth, John. The Floating Game. 1967.

Gately, William. Dead Ringer.

Gerrity, David J. The Never Contract. 1975.

---. The Numbers Man. 1977.

Gilbert, Anthony. No Dust in the Attic. 1962.

Gillespie, Robert B. Hell's Kitchen Connection. 1987.

Girard, Sonny. Blood of Our Fathers. 1991.

---. Sins of Our Sons. 1995.

Goddard, Donald. The Alchemist.

Goddard, Harry. The Silent Force. 1971.

Goines, Donald. Black Gangster. 1991.

Goldberg, Lee. My Gun Has Bullets. 1995.

Golub, Aaron Richard. The Big Cut. 2001.

Gordon, Felice. The Progress of an Affair. 1972.

Gray, A.W. Size. 1990.

Gray, Gina. The Witness. 2001.

Green, George Dawes. The Juror. 1995.

Grisham, John. The Client. 1993.

---. The Firm. 1991.

Gross, Ken. Hell Bent. 1992.

---. Rough Justice. 1991.

Haggard, William. The Vendettists. 1993.

Ham, Bob. Atlanta Burn. 1990.

Hamill, Denis. Machine. 1984.

Harrington, Kent. A Brother to Dragons. 1993.

Hartman, Dane. Duel for Cannons. 1981.

---. Dirty Harry #4: The Mexico Kill. 1982.

Hawes, James. Rancid Aluminum. 1997. [Russian Moafia]

Hays, Lee. Once upon a Time in America. 1984.

Healy, Jeremiah. Shallow Graves. 1992.

Heddon, James. Love and Bullets. 1979.

Heffernan, William. The Corsican. 1983.

---. Corsican Honor. 1992.

Henkin, Harmon. Crisscross.

Higgins, George V. At the End of the Day. 2000.

---. Bomber's Law. 1993.

---. Cogan's Trade.

---. Digger's Game.

Higgins, Jack. On Dangerous Ground. 1994.

---. Day of Reckoning. 2000.

---. Drink with the Devil.

---. In the Hour before Midnight. 1969.

Hoff, B.J. The Tangled Web. 1998.

Holder, Nancy. Invasions. 2000.

Howard, Clark. Last Contract. 1973.

Hunter, Evan. Criminal Conversation. 1994.

Hyde, Christopher. Black Dragon. 1992.

Isaacs, Susan. Long Time No See. 2001.

Izzi, Eugene. Bad Guys.

---. The Booster.

---. Prowlers. 1991.

---. The Take. 1987.

---. Tribal Secrets. 1992.

Jackson, Ken F. Necessary. 1986.

Jason, Stuart. The Butcher #2: Come Watch Him Die.

---. The Butcher #5: Deadly Deal. 1973.

---. The Butcher #8: Fire Bomb. 1973.

---. The Butcher #9: Sealed with Blood. 1973.

---. The Butcher #14: African Contract.

---. The Butcher #19: Mayday over Manhattan.

---. The Butcher #24: Venetian Vendetta. 1977.

---. The Butcher #32: The Hoodoo Horror. 1981.

---. The Butcher: Deadly Deal.

Jockson, Jon A. Dead Man.

Johnstone, William W. Rig Warrior. 1987.

Jones, Antonne M. The Family: A Philadelphia Mob Story. 1999.

Kaminsky, Stuart. The Dog Who Bit a Policeman. 1998.

Kane, Frank. Syndicate Girl. 1958.

Kantner, Rob. The Quick and the Dead. 1991.

Kaufman. Robert, and Peter Barry. The Right People. 1963.

Keenan, Joe. Blue Heaven.

Keene, Day. If the Coffin Fits. 1952.

Kelly, Jack. Mobtown. 2002.

Kelly, Thomas. Payback. 1997.

---. The Rackets. 2001.

Kennedy, Eugene. Father's Day. 1981.

Kenrick, Tony. China White.

Kerr, Philip. Dead Meat.

---. A Five Year Plan. 1998.

Keyes, Edward. Double Dare.

Kirby, Cecil. Mafia Enforcer. 1987.

Kotler, Steven. Angle Quickest for Flight.

Kotzwinkle, William. The Midnight Examiner. 1989.

Kriegel, Mark. Bless Me Father.

Kurkov, Andre. Death and the Penguin. 2001. [Russian Mafia]

Lacoste, Lucie. Fantine Avenal. 1922.

Lamb, J.J. Losers Take All. 1979.

Lane, Christopher A. Tonopah. 1999.

Lankford, Terrill. Angry Moon.

La Plante, Lynda. Bella Mafia. 1991.

Lasker, Michael, and Richard Alan Simmons. The Gangster Chronicles. 1981.

Lavigne, Yves. Death Dealers.

Le Carre, John. Single and Single. 1999. [Great Britain]

Lecomber, Brian. Turn Killer. 1975.

Ledwidge, Michael. The Narrowback. 1999.

Lee, Wendi W. He Who Dies. 2000.

Leonard, Elmore. City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.

---. Pronto. 1993.

---. Tishomingo Blues. 2002.

Leuci, Bob. Fence Jumpers. 1995.

---. The Snitch. 1997.

Leitch, Maurice. The Eggman's Apprentice. 2001. [Northern Ireland]

Linakis, Steven. The Killing Ground. 1970.

Lindsay, Paul. Witness to the Truth. 1993.

Lindsey, David L. The Color of Night. 1999.

---. Requiem for a Glass Heart. 1996. [Russian Mafia]

Livingston, Harold. Ride a Tiger. 1987.

Llewellyn, Caroline. The Lady of the Labyrinth. 1990.

London, Darryl. A Man of Respect. 1982.

Lustbader, Eric. Art Kills. 2002.

Lyons, Daniel. Dog Days. 1998.

Lysaght, Brian. Last Dance of the Viper. 2001.

Maas, Peter. China White.

MacAlan, Peter. The Confession.

Macquet, Claire. Looking for Ammu. 1992.

Malcolm-Smith, George. Mugs, Molls, and Dr. Harvey. 1952.

Maling, Arthur. The Decoy.

Malley, Louis. Horns of the Devil. 1951.

Mallow, Mike. The Meatman. 1988.

Mancini, Anthony. Godmother. 1993.

Manor, Jason. Too Dead to Run. 1953.

Marcum, Robert. Sting of the Scorpion. 1993.

Martin, Dannie M. The Dishwasher. 1995.

Martins, Richard. The Cinch.

McCurtin, Peter. The Assassin #1: Manhattan Massacre. 1973.

---. The Assassin #2: New Orleans Holocaust. 1973.

---. The Assassin #3: Boston Bust-Out.

---. The Exterminator. 1980.

---. The Marksman #1: Vendetta. 1973.

---. The Marksman #2: Death Hunt. 1973.

---. The Syndicate. 1972.

McGivern, William P. Rogue Cop. 1954.

McNab, Andy. Firewall. 2000.

Michael, Judith. Deceptions.

Miller, Janice M.T. The Eye of the Octopus. 1995.

Miller, Joan Drummond. Beyond Bingo. 2000.

Miller, Victor B. Take-Over. 1975.

Montecino, Marcel. Big Time. 1990.

Moore, Robin. Mafia Wife. 1977.

Morelli, Spike. This Way for Hell. 1952.

Morgan, John. The Midnight Murder. 2000.

Morrell, David. The Brotherhood of the Rose.

Morris, Gilbert. Deadly Deception. 1992.

Murphy, Warren. Down and Dirty: Razoni and Jackson Series #4. 1974.

Nash, Jay Robert. The Mafia Diaries. 1984.

Nazel, Joseph. My Name Is Black. 1973.

Nehrbass, Arthur F. Dead Heat. 1994.

Norman, Barry. The Birddog Tape.

O'Carroll, Brendan. The Chisellers. 2000. [Irish]

O'Hara, Boris. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. 1967.

Olmsted, Howard J. The Hot Diary. 1960.

Pairo, Preston A. Breach of Trust. 1995.

Palescandolo, Frank. Daughter of the Mafia. 2001.

Parker, Robert B. Chance.

Parker, Roy H. The Final Four. 1999.

Parrish, Richard. Nothing but the Truth. 1995.

Patterson, James. The Midnight Club. 1989.

Patterson, Richard North. Dark Lady. 1999.

Peck, Richard. Through a Brief Darkness. 1973.

Pelecanos, George P. The Big Blowdown. 1996.

Pendleton, Don. The Executioner #1: War against the Mafia. 1969.

---. The Executioner #2: The Death Squad. 1969.

---. The Executioner #3: The Executioner's Battle Mask. 1970.

---. The Executioner #4: Miami Massacre. 1970.

---. The Executioner #5: Continental Contract. 1971.

---. The Executioner #6: Assault on Soho. 1971.

---. The Executioner #7: Nightmare in New York. 1971.

---. The Executioner #8: Chicago Wipe-Out. 1971.

---. The Executioner #9: Vegas Vendetta. 1971.

---. The Executioner #10: Caribbean Kill. 1972.

---. The Executioner #11: California Hit. 1972.

---. The Executioner #12: Boston Blitz. 1972.

---. The Executioner #13: Washington I.O.U.. 1972.

---. The Executioner #14: San Diego Siege.

---. The Executioner #17: Jersey Guns. 1974.

---. The Executioner #18: Texas Storm. 1974.

---. The Executioner #19: Detroit Deathwatch. 1974.

---. The Executioner #20: New Orleans Knockout. 1974.

---. The Executioner #21: Firebase Seattle. 1975.

---. The Executioner #22: Hawaiian Hellground. 1975.

---. The Executioner #23: St. Louis Showdown. 1975.

---. The Executioner #24: Canadian Crisis. 1975.

---. The Executioner #25: Colorado Kill-Zone. 1976.

---. The Executioner #26: Acapulco Rampage. 1976.

---. The Executioner #27: Dixie Convoy. 1976.

---. The Executioner #28: Savage Fire. 1977.

---. The Executioner #29: Command Strike. 1977.

---. The Executioner #30: Cleveland Pipeline. 1977.

---. The Executioner #31: Arizona Ambush. 1977.

---. The Executioner #32: Tennessee Smash. 1978.

---. The Executioner #33: Monday's Mob. 1978.

---. The Executioner #34: Terrible Tuesday. 1979.

---. The Executioner #35: Wednesday's Wrath. 1979.

---. The Executioner #36: Thermal Thursday. 1979.

---. The Executioner #37: Friday's Feast. 1979.

---. The Executioner #40: Double Crossfire. 1982.

---. The Executioner #42: The Iranian Hit. 1982.

---. The Executioner #71: Blood Dues.

---. The Executioner #81: Shock Waves. 1985.

---. The Executioner #88: Baltimore Trackdown. 1986.

---. The Executioner #94: Save the Children. 1986.

---. The Executioner #96: Death Has a Name. 1986.

---. The Executioner #125: Kill Zone. 1989.

Perry, Thomas. Blood Money. 1999.

---. Sleeping Dogs. 1992.

Peterson, Jim. The Executioner #16: Sicilian Slaughter. 1973.

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Most Precious Blood. 1991.

Pistone, Joseph D. Mobbed Up: A Donnie Brasco Novel. 2000.

Prather, Richard S. Darling, It's Death.

---. Kill Me Tomorrow. 1969.

Procter, Maurice. Two Men in Twenty. 1964.

Puzo, Mario. The Dark Arena.

---. The Godfather. 1969.

---. The Last Don. 1996.

---. Omerta. 2000.

---. The Sicilian. 1984.

Quandt, Albert. Pick-Up. 1952.

Quarry, Nick. The Don Is Dead.

Quimby, Myron K. The Devil's Emissaries.

Quindlen, Anna. Black and Blue.

Quinn, Elizabeth. Blood Feud. 1992.

Rabe, Peter. War of the Dons. 1972.

Race, Philip. Killer Take All. 1959.

Rae, George William. The Mafia Don: A Picaresque Romance. 1972.

Rae, Hugh. Kiss the Boss Goodbye. 1974.

Randisi, Robert J. The Dead of Brooklyn.

Rayner, Richard. The Cloud Sketcher. 2000. [Finnish-Americans]

Richards, Evan. Solid Gold Kidnapping. 1975.

Riefe, Alan. The Black Widower. 1975.

Ripley, W.L. Springer's Gambit. 2001.

Robbins, Harold. Never Love a Stranger. 1948.

---. The Piranhas. 1991.

---. The Predators. 1998.

---. The Secret. 2000.

---. Stiletto. 1960.

Roberts, Jan. A Blood Affair. 1992.

Roberts, Les. Full Cleveland. 1990.

---. Pepper Pike. 1988.

Roemer, William F. Mob Power Plays: The Mob Attempts Control of Congress, Casinos, and Baseball. 1994.

Roley, Brian Ascalon. American Son. 2001. [Filipino-American]

Romano, Don. Mafia: Operation Loan Shark. 1974.

Rondinone, P.J. The Digital Hood and Other Stories. 1998.

Rosen, Victor. Dark Plunder.

Rosenberg, Philip. House of Lords. 2002.

Rosenberg, Robert. An Accidental Murder. 1999.

Rosenberger, Joseph. Death Merchant: Mainline Plot. 1974.

---. Murder Master #1: Death Trap. 1973.

Rosenblum, Robert J. The Sweetheart Deal. 1976.

Rossi, Bruno. Sharpshooter #6: Muzzle Blast. 1974.

---. Sharpshooter #8: No Quarter Given. 1974.

Rougvie, Cameron. Tangier Assignment. 1965.

Sage, Dana. The 22 Brothers. 1950. [Set in Argentina]

Sagola, Mario J. The Naked Bishop. 1980.

Sapir, Richard, and Warren Murphy. The Destroyer #4: Mafia Fix. 1972.

---. The Destroyer #8: Summit Chase. 1973.

---. The Destroyer #23: Child's Play.

---. The Destroyer #25: Sweet Dreams. 1976.

---. Bay City Blast. 1979.

Savage, Mark. Paradise. 1993.

Scarne, John. The Mafia Conspiracy. 1976.

Scarpetta, Frank. Bloody Sunday.

---. The Marksman #9: Body Count. 1974.

---. The Marksman #10: Open Contract. 1974.

---. The Marksman #13: Kiss of Death. 1974.

---. The Marksman #14: Kill! 1974.

---. The Marksman #17: Killer on the Prowl. 1975.

---. The Marksman #18: The Torture Contract. 1975.

Sciascia, Leonardo. The Day of the Owl. 2001.

---. 1912 + 1. 1989.

Scott, Anthony. Ladies of Chance. 1949.

Scott, Justin. Rampage. 1986.

See, Lisa. Flower Net. 1997.

Seymour, Gerald. Killing Ground. 1997.

---. The Untouchable. 2001. [Great Britain]

Shagan, Steve. The Circle.

Shames, Laurence. Sunburn. 1995.

---. Virgin Heat. 1997.

Shaw, Floyd. Devil's Daughter. 1954.

Shaw, Joseph T. Blood on the Curb. 1936.

Simenon, Georges. The Brothers Rico.

Slaughter, Guy. Unprotected Witness. 1994.

Sloan, Bob. Bliss.

Smith, Carl T. Nothin' Left to Lose. 1999.

Smith, Cynthia. Royals and Rogues. 1998.

Smith, Don. The Payoff. 1973.

Smolonsky, Mark. Dirty Laundry.

Spillane, Mickey. Black Alley.

Stevens, Shane. Dead City.

Sugar, Andrew. The Enforcer: Steel Trap.

---. The Enforcer #2: Calling Doctor Kill. 1973.

---. The Enforcer #3: Caribbean Kill. 1973.

---. The Enforcer #4: Kill Deadline. 1973.

Summers, Anthony. Conspiracy.

Suttle, Courtney. The Armageddon Chronicles: A Mafia Epic. 2000.

Swan, Thomas. The Final Faberge. 1999. [Russian Mafia]

Tanenbaum, Robert. Act of Revenge. 2001.

Tidyman, Ernest. Shaft. 1970.

Toma, David, and Jack Pearl. The Airport Affair. 1975.

Tosches, Nick. Cut Numbers.

---. Trinities. 1994.

Trent, Timothy. All Dames Are Dynamite. 1949.

Tully, Andrew. The Brahmin Arrangement.

Ullman, Albert Edward. The Kidnappers. 1932.

Uhnak, Dorothy. Codes of Betrayal. 1997.

---. The Investigation. 1977.

Van de Wetering, Janwillem. The Butterfly Hunter.

Vasile, Nick. A Member of the Family. 1993.

Vassalli, Sebastiano. The Swan. 1998.

Vignari, J. Mafia Born. 2001.

Waer, Jack. Murder in Las Vegas. 1955.

Wager, Walter. Blue Moon. 1980.

Wainright, John. Death in a Sleeping City.

Waller, Leslie. The American.

---. A Change in the Wind.

---. Deadly Sins.

Watson, Peter. Capo.

Watson, Rob. Slipping away from Millford. 1997. [Great Britain]

Waugh, Hillary. Run When I Say Go. 1969.

Weaver, Michael. Deceptions. 1995.

Weinstein, Sol. The Oddfather. 1973.

Wells, Ken. Junior's Leg. 2001.

Westlake, Donald E. The Fugitive Pigeon. 2001.

White, Michael G. A Brother's Blood.

White, Robin A. The Last High Ground. 1995.

Wilcox, Colin. Find Her a Grave. 1993.

Wilson, Derek A. The Triarchs. 1994. [Great Britain]

Winslow, Don. California Fire and Life. 2001.

Wolf, William L. Whacking Jimmy. 1998.

Wohl, Burton. The Blood Knot.

Woods, Stuart. L.A. Times. 1993.

Wylie, Philip. Experiment in Crime. 1951.

Ziran, Goland. The Don. 1972.

ANCILLARY TITLES DRAWN FROM TELEVISION AND FILMS

Rucker, Allen. The Sopranos: A Family History.

DRAMATIC WORKS:

Myroup, Ronald Krine. Death of a Don: A Mystery/Comedy in Two Acts. 1992.

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