Written by Meyer Lansky’s grandson and an award-winning investigative reporter, this definitive portrait of the legendary “Mob’s Accountant” chronicles the singular life of the business entrepreneur who built a gambling empire, perfected money laundering, established a more efficient Mafia, and changed the course of organized crime forever—featuring never-before-seen personal letters, photographs, and firsthand stories.Meyer Lansky was more than a co-founder of the...

Drawing on FBI reports, court files, and exclusive interviews, this is the first-ever, definitive dual biography of legendary mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel—the real-life inspiration for The Godfather**’s Moe Greene—and his fiery mistress Virginia Hill, tracing their star-crossed pursuit of the American Dream from New York to Hollywood and ultimately to the creation of Las Vegas.**New York during the height of Prohibition was fertile grou...