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Title: The mob-busters' point of view
Review: Written by two of the FBI agents who in 1981 bugged the home of mob boss Paul Castellano, head of New York's Gambino famiy, Boss of Bosses is a nail-biter that keeps you on the edge of your seat. We follow them as they place their surveillance equipment and then monitor Castellano's day-to-day activities. Along the way they pick up juicy information about the boss's personal life, particularly his love for the family maid and the lengths he will go to please her. Some readers have complained that the book is more soap opera than true crime, but I think that's a big part of its strength. The authors show the godfather as a real man not just a power on a Mafia throne. The book is also good background on the conditions within the family that led to Castellano's assassination and the ascent of John Gotti.
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