Books like Gangsters by Timothy Jacobs

The Godfather is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that follows the rise of the fictional Corleone Mafia family in New York City and Long Beach between 1945 and 1955.

An intimate biography that explores the inner workings of the Mafia through real case studies, revealing the brutal realities and magnetic allure of organized crime.

Mario Puzo’s The Last Don resurrects his saga of a powerful crime family whose reach extends from the streets of New York to the glittering halls of Hollywood and the casinos of Las Vegas.

Angelo Vestieri rises from a tragic youth to become a powerful New York mob boss, balancing loyalty, love, and the brutal demands of the early‑20th‑century Italian‑American underworld.

Unveiling the Shadows of Organized Crime: The Life of Clyde Smaldone

A concise biography of John Gotti, the notorious New York mob boss whose criminal career left a lasting imprint on American organized crime.

One of the most sought-after criminals of the Depression era, Ralph Fults began his career of crime at the improbable age of fourteen. At nineteen he met Clyde Barrow in a Texas prison, and the two men together founded what would later be known as the Barrow gang. Running with Bonnie and Clyde is the story of Fults's experiences in the Texas criminal underworld between the years 1925 and 1935 and the gripping account of his involvement with the Barrow gang, particularly its notorious duo, Bonnie and Clyde. Although basing his account primarily on Fults's testimony, Phillips substantiates that viewpoint with references to scores of eyewitness interviews, police files and court documents, and contemporary news accounts. An important contribution to criminal and social history, Running with Bonnie and Clyde will be fascinating reading for scholars and general readers alike.

"In American Gangster, Mark Jacobson's captivating account of the life of Frank Lucas (the basis for the forthcoming major motion picture) joins other tales of New York City from the past thirty years." --from publisher description.