Double Cross: The Explosive Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America

Featuring a brand-new introduction by the author, this New York Times bestseller presents aninside expose of mob boss Sam Giancana talented businessman, Las Vegasentrepreneur, ruthless killer, and outside player for the CIA s dirtiest deeds.Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hitman for Al Capone. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra andMarilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vaticanto the shah of Iran. When Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mobmuscle to get his son John elected, Giancana jumped at the task. But theKennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-scale war on organized crimethroughout the United States, and Giancana found himself going after theKennedys. Undoubtedly, his story, written with suspense and truthfulconviction, changed the course of American history. This shocking, inside-the-syndicate tell-all reveals Giancana's first-person testimonyregarding his involvement in the deaths of Monroe and others, among other shocking secrets