After enemies murdered his family and plundered his empire, a legendary Mafioso emerged from prison to a fateful dilemma: Rebuild or seek revenge?
Montreal godfather Vito Rizzuto sat helpless in a Colorado penitentiary while learning that unidentified assassins had killed his eldest son, and likely heir, and then murdered his father. Subsequent deaths of Vito's loyal associates filled the news throughout hissentence. From their comfortable base in the Toronto area, the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta seemed the obvious culprits; but, as internationally bestselling crime writers Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso reveal in this compelling and far-reaching investigation, many unseen hands were at work. In 2012, Vito Rizzuto emerged from prison, a sixty-six-year-old man who could carefully reconstruct his crime family or damn the consequences and punish his betrayers. From the events leading to his imprisonment, through the bloodshed following his release, to his mysterious death in 2013 and morerecent efforts to continue his family's dominance, Bad Blood is the final word in the story of a twenty-first-century criminal mastermind.
Peter Edwards is the organized crime beat reporter for the Toronto Star. He is the author of fifteen non-fiction books, including The Bandido Massacre: A True Story of Bikers, Brotherhood and Betrayal; One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police and the Ipperwash Crisis; A Mother's Story: The Fight to Free My Son David (with Joyce Milgaard); and Unrepentant: The Strange and (sometimes) Terrible Life of Lorne Campbell, Satan's Choice and Hells Angel Biker. He has also written a youth adult novel, The Biker's Brother. Edwards has been awarded an eagle feather from the Union of Ontario Indians and a gold medal from the Centre for Human Rights.
Antonio Nicaso is a bestselling author of thirty books on organized crime, a regular consultant to governments and law-enforcement agencies, a keynote speaker at symposia around the world and a lecturer at several universities. He teaches courses on the history of organized crime at Queen's University in Kingston (Ontario) and at the Italian School of Middlebury College at Mills (California). In Italy, Nicaso has co-authored eleven bestselling books.
After enemies murdered his family and plundered his empire, a legendary Mafioso emerged from prison to a fateful dilemma: Rebuild or seek revenge?
Montreal godfather Vito Rizzuto sat helpless in a Colorado penitentiary while learning that unidentified assassins had killed his eldest son, and likely heir, and then murdered his father. Subsequent deaths of Vito's loyal associates filled the news throughout hissentence. From their comfortable base in the Toronto area, the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta seemed the obvious culprits; but, as internationally bestselling crime writers Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso reveal in this compelling and far-reaching investigation, many unseen hands were at work. In 2012, Vito Rizzuto emerged from prison, a sixty-six-year-old man who could carefully reconstruct his crime family or damn the consequences and punish his betrayers. From the events leading to his imprisonment, through the bloodshed following his release, to his mysterious death in 2013 and morerecent efforts to continue his family's dominance, Bad Blood is the final word in the story of a twenty-first-century criminal mastermind.
Peter Edwards is the organized crime beat reporter for the Toronto Star. He is the author of fifteen non-fiction books, including The Bandido Massacre: A True Story of Bikers, Brotherhood and Betrayal; One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police and the Ipperwash Crisis; A Mother's Story: The Fight to Free My Son David (with Joyce Milgaard); and Unrepentant: The Strange and (sometimes) Terrible Life of Lorne Campbell, Satan's Choice and Hells Angel Biker. He has also written a youth adult novel, The Biker's Brother. Edwards has been awarded an eagle feather from the Union of Ontario Indians and a gold medal from the Centre for Human Rights.
Antonio Nicaso is a bestselling author of thirty books on organized crime, a regular consultant to governments and law-enforcement agencies, a keynote speaker at symposia around the world and a lecturer at several universities. He teaches courses on the history of organized crime at Queen's University in Kingston (Ontario) and at the Italian School of Middlebury College at Mills (California). In Italy, Nicaso has co-authored eleven bestselling books.
PETER EDWARDS is the organized-crime beat reporter for the
Toronto Star and the bestselling author of seventeen non-fiction
books and one young adult novel. His works have been published in
four languages. Edwards is a member of Top Left Entertainment, a
production development company, and an executive producer for the
Citytv series Bad Blood, created by New Metric Media and aired on
Netflix. His book One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police and the
Ipperwash Crisis was made into the Gemini Award–winning movie One
Dead Indian by Sienna Films that aired on CTV. Edwards was awarded
an eagle feather from the Union of Ontario Indians and a gold medal
from the Centre for Human Rights. His book Delusion (published in
Europe as The Infiltrator) is on the CIA’s recommended reading list
for staff and agents.
ANTONIO NICASO is a bestselling author of thirty books on
organized crime, a regular consultant to governments and
law-enforcement agencies, a keynote speaker at symposia around the
world and a lecturer at several universities. He teaches courses on
the history of organized crime at Queen’s University in Kingston
(Ontario) and at the Italian School of Middlebury College at Mills
(California). In Italy, Nicaso has co-authored eleven bestselling
books.
“Could possibly be one of the best reads of the 2015 mafia
books . . . offers a seldom seen look into the Montreal
mafia and the Rizzuto crime family.” —About The Mafia
“The Rizzuto family story . . . seems like the perfect plot for
another The Godfather film.” —Justine
Lewkowicz, NewsTalk1010.com
“Edwards and Nicaso do a fine job of connecting the dots of
criminal enterprises spanning several decades in numerous countries
and including various ethno-cultural groups. . . . The authors have
done exhaustive research to provide readers with the necessary
background regarding organized crime in Quebec, eastern Ontario,
Italy and the U.S. Their research includes information that could
only be gleaned from those close to the action. . . . In Business
or Blood, fans of the true-crime genre have a comprehensive telling
of a recent, bloody chapter of Canadian organized-crime history. It
explores the reasons mass bloodlettings take place and the
repercussions for organized crime and society.” —Winnipeg Free
Press
“You may be astonished at how much money, power and influence the
real-life Rizzuto family of Montreal amassed and how it all came so
violently tumbling down.” —CBC
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