South End Syndicate

“An entertaining contribution to the venerable genre of Mafia memoirs.” —Kirkus Reviews “As a crime reporter for twenty-five years in Boston, I'd known only the mythology surrounding Anthony Arillotta. But the greatest Hollywood screenwriter couldn't compose a story even close to the reality of his life inside the Mafia.” —Dave Wedge, New York Times bestselling author of Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture and Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss “Part Shakespearean tragedy, part gritty gangster thriller, South End Syndicate reads like a movie turned into a book. On par with Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy—and the timeless film it inspired, Martin Scorcese’s Goodfellas—Anthony Arillotta’s book is an instant classic that will be read by Mob fans for years to come. Spellbinding.” —Bob Batchelor, author of The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius “Delivered in straightforward language, this tale of mostly street-level mayhem and misdeeds reads nearly like a diary, taking the reader along page after page. Because South End Syndicate establishes its bona fides so viscerally, it is impossible to put down.” —Charles Farrell, author of (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and the Mob “The real deal from a real gangster."" —Seth Ferranti, author of Thug Life: The True Story of Hip-Hop and Organized Crime and director of Dope Men: America's First Drug Cartel