Twilight of the Godfathers

The Sicilian mafia once seemed invincible. At the height of its powers, it ruled through ruthless extortion and murder. But in the last two decades the world's most storied criminal organisation has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Even with all the stunning feats of heroism and self-sacrifice it has taken to bring down the mob, this is no triumphant tale of good vanquishing evil. Fuelled by a noxious cocktail of corruption, paranoia and fury, forces every bit as insidious as the mafia have filled the void. In Twilight of the Godfathers, John Dickie, author of the million-copy bestseller Cosa Nostra, weaves together unprecedented surveillance access, first-hand testimonies, and historical detective work to give an insider's view of the mafia as it spirals into crisis. Moving between Palermo's piazzas and the isolated Sicilian hinterland, from police interrogation rooms to gang hideouts, Twilight of the Godfathers is a mob book like no other.