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Death wish : a story of the Mafia / Iceberg Slim.
Chronicles the clash between Jimmy Collucci, an ambitious member of Chicago's Mafia, and Jessie Taylor, an African American driven by revenge and hatred to destroy Collucci's infamous organization.
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- ISBN: 9781936399178 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1936399172 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 243 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed.
- Publisher: [United States] : Cash Money Content, c2013.
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| Subject: | Mafia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Urban fiction. |
- Baker & Taylor
Chronicles the clash between Jimmy Collucci, an ambitious member of Chicago's Mafia, and Jessie Taylor, an African American driven by revenge and hatred to destroy Collucci's infamous organization. - Simon and Schuster
This is the original mafia story that spawned all the restâthe story of Chicagoâs ruthless and tireless mafia.
Power hungry Don, Jimmy Collucci, is out to become the kingpin of Chicagoâs âHonored Society.â However, his rise to the top can only be thwarted by one man fueled by revenge set out to destroy itâthe âBlack Warriorâ Jessie Taylor. When ambitions collide, guns are drawn and blood is spilled. This is the original mafia story.
The intensely real characters, the brutal overlords, their faithful lackeys, and their vengeful enemies all collide in acts of loyalty, lust, greed and death. Iceberg Slim's story is now depicted in a major motion picture distributed worldwide. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp shows Slim's transformation from pimp to the author of seven classic books.