New Edition now available!!!

An updated trade paperback edition of "King of The Godfather" the softcover of "The Last Godfather" is available as of May 27, 2008.  It can be ordered on Amazon.com.  It is in larger format and contains a new chapter about Vincent Basciano and other recent developments in the Bonanno crime family.

GREAT REVIEW!: The New York Law Journal published a good review of "The War On Human Trafficking." The paper found the book an informative, eye-opening account of the human trafficking problem.

MORE NEW PAPERBACKS: Another paperback version of The Last Godfather will be out in May, 2008 and contains a new chapter on Vincent Basciano and developments through the end of

2007.

 The trade paperback version of "King of The Godfathers," a larger version of the mass market paperback, can be preordered at Amazon.com.

Good news about "The War on Human Trafficking," published by Rutgers University Press. A paperback version is due out later this summer. The book seems to be popular with college and university courses.

NEW EDITION!: The paperback version of The Last Godfather is coming out June 5, 2007 under the title "King of The Godfathers." It is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, as well as fine bookstores everywhere

Email!!!:  You can email this website now at

tony@tonydestefano.com

NEW BOOK:  "The War On Human Trafficking," By Anthony M. DeStefano and published by Rutgers University Press will be available on August 13, 2007.

  Copies can be ordered online from Amazon.com

"The Last Godfather" and the paperback version, "King of The Godfathers," are on sale from Sunday, Nov 11 thru Tuesday Nov 13 at the Dwight-Englewood School Second Annual Book Sale in Englewood, N.J.  School is on East Palisade Avenue. The school gets a percentage of each book sold in cooperation with Borders Bookstore.

Coffee, tea, popcorn and The Last Godfather: Author Tony DeStefano held a book signing and discussion at Central City Coffee's grand opening of its Dale and Thomas popcorn display in Englewood, N.J. The crowd enjoyed the summery day, bought books and feasted on free popcorn!

Tony DeStefano was interviewed on September 25, 2007 on WGMD, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,  by newscaster Bill Colley about "King of The Godfathers." 

Tony DeStefano was interviewed on May 4, 2007 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for its news segement on the racketeering plea by reputed Montreal crime boss Vito Rizzuto.

The book signing on April 24th, 7:30 p.m. in the Bay Terrace Shopping Center in Bayside, Queens at the Barnes and Noble store was well attended, led to a lively discussion about the mob and the sale of some books! Watch this page for more appearances soon.

 Radio spot: The Last Godfather author Tony DeStefano appeared on the Murray Richman radio show, "Don't Worry Murray," about crime and law on WVOX in Westchester

The book signing for The Last Godfather at Borders Books at the Atlas Park mall in Glendale, Queens, took place the evening of March 9.  It was well attended.

 

Good review!:The prestigious New York Law Journal said on February 2, 2007 that "The Last Godfather"  gives "unique insight" into the betrayals which lead to Joseph Massino's downfall.  "The story of Joseph Massino's 20 year run with the mob is a study of his survival instincts and his respect for Omerta, the code of silence," writes reviewer Steven Worth.

"The Last Godfather" is one of the nominees for this year's "Edgar" awards given by the Mystery Writers of America in the category of true crime nonfiction. Award winners are announced in 2007.  We shall see.

Author Anthony DeStefano appeared on November 21, 2006 at the Barnes and Noble store in downtown Brooklyn for a discussion/signing of "The Last Godfather." Event begins at 7:00 p.m. The address is 106 Court Street, accessible by the IRT 4& 5 Lines. 

"The Last Godfather" was featured on November 18th on KCLU radio's "Beyond Words" book program hosted by Frances Halpern. The program, broadcast in Santa Barbara County in California, featured an interview with Anthony DeStefano.

Read about "The Last Godfather: Joseph Massino and The Fall of The Bonanno Crime Family" in the September 28,  and October 5 2006 editions of the well known mob news website www.ganglandnews.com. Noted author Jerry Capeci says "The Last Godfather" is the " the last word, and best work, on the life and times of Joe Massino."