Praise for
"Deconstructing Sammy"
"Birkbeck has killer leads, gripping kickers, and sensational descriptions. This cinematic book reads more like a detective story than a traditional 'life of.'"--"New York Times Book Review "
"Tremendous. . . Birkbeck tells the epic of Sammy Davis, Jr...from his Harlem boyhood to his wrenching deathbed (he died of cancer in 1990) in his Beverly Hills mansion, where various hangers-on, seeing the circling vultures, stripped his corpse even before it was a corpse."--"Los Angeles"" Times Book Review"
"A Beautiful Child"
"Matt Birkbeck created a beautiful masterpiece."--"True Crime Book Reviews"
"A Deadly Secret"
"Mr. Birbeck presents a startling inside look at the politics of police work that can place roadblocks in the place of justice."--"Westchester""""County"" Times"
""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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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.