 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Ovid Demaris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Organized crime, gambling |
| Genre | Biography novel |
| Publisher | Crown Publishing |
Publication date | January 13, 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 463 pp. |
| ISBN | 0812909550 |
The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy Fratianno is a biographical novel detailing the life of American Mafia member Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno. It chronicles Fratianno's life from his childhood in Cleveland to becoming acting boss of the Los Angeles crime family. Author Ovid Demaris gained the information for the book from Fratianno himself in the early 1980s, where they spent hours recording the pair's conversations. Demaris also conducted his own research. The book was released on January 13, 1980 by Crown Publishing. It was the first of two biographical books written about Fratianno; the other is Vengeance is Mine (1987) by Michael J. Zuckerman.