{"product_id":"9780230767393","title":"White Shotgun: The Sicilian Mafia in Their Own Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLupara bianca ('White Shotgun') -- an Italian term that refers to a Mafia-style killing, in which no trace of the victim can be found. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty years, prize-winning Sicilian journalist Attilio Bolzoni has reported on the shadowy activities of Cosa Nostra. Now, for the first time, he has collected together a powerful anthology of rare interviews, court proceedings and transcripts of phone taps that together capture the essence of this most hidden of secret societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 'traditional' Mafia of the early 20th Century to the 'Maxi' show-trials of the 1980s and beyond, White Shotgun is both a history of modern Sicilian crime, and a book about the twisted logic and language of Cosa Nostra. From the most humble of foot soldiers to famous \u003ci\u003epentiti\u003c\/i\u003e ('grasses') and top-level Bosses, this is a portrait of the men who live by a code of silence -- in their own words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067573518576,"sku":"9780230767393","price":11.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780230767393_p0.jpg?v=1763677791","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780230767393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}