The late Henry Hill entered the Federal Witness Protection Program
in 1980 and assisted the government in building cases against
forty-six top Mafia associates, severely wounding the major five
gangland organizations. He collaborated with author Nick Pileggi on
the book Wiseguy, which became a New York Times #1 Best Seller. In
1990, Nick Pileggi and Martin Scorsese adapted Wiseguy to a
screenplay, and with Henry Hill’s guidance, Mr. Scorsese directed
the film. Until he died in 2012, Henry Hill toured the country on
speaking engagements lecturing high school students not to emulate
his past life and career.
Daniel Simone is a writer who has co-written autobiographies and
published numerous shorter pieces on prominent figures in film,
theater, and fiction. He created and wrote a monthly feature for
Long Island Pulse magazine called “Between the Lines” where he
interviewed and profiled renowned novelists. In September of 2012,
he appeared in the one-hour Biography Channel documentary Mobsters:
Jimmy the Gent Burke, which centered on the life and career of
Jimmy Burke.
Like many of the most compelling true-crime tales, the distinction
between cops and robbers is blurry at best. Fine reading.
*Booklist*
The Lufthansa Heist is an amazing, in-depth look at one of the most
notorious heists in American and Queens history.
*The Queens Gazette*
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