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Rick Porrello

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Cleveland, Ohio , The United States

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Memoir, Crime, Nonfiction

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Rick Porrello, a retired police chief with mob roots and a jazz musician, has been writing books that attract filmmakers. His second title, To Kill the Irishman, which he self-published, was adapted for the film Kill the Irishman starring Ray Stevenson and with Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio.

Rick has several projects in development for theatrical adaptation. His latest book, Just Play Like You Do in the Basement: Coming of Age as the Drummer for the Greatest Entertainer in the World, was inspired by the two-and-a-half years he spent working for the legendary Rat Pack performer, Sammy Davis, Jr.
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	To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia 3.74 avg rating — 655 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia: Corn Sugar and Blood 3.84 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1995 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Superthief: A Master Burglar, the Mafia, and the Biggest Bank Heist in U.S. History 3.81 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bombs, Bullets, and Bribes: the true story of notorious Jewish mobster Alex Shondor Birns 4.09 avg rating — 142 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's More Bodies Out There: the true story of a Mafia associate and a Police Officer who emerge as suspected serial killers 3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill the Irishman 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's More Bodies Out There: The True Story of a Mafia Associate and a Cop who Emerge as Suspected Serial Killers 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ToKill the Irishman: TheWar thatCrippled the Mafia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	KILL THE IRISHMAN: THE WAR THAT CRIPPLED THE MAFIA By Porrello, Rick (Author) Mass Market Paperbound on 15-Feb-2011 by Rick Porrello (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia—
Corn Sugar and Blood
(Barricade Books, 1995) This is the author's first book, which was conceived out of curiosity about the Prohibition-era killings of his grandfather and three uncles, Mafia leaders who fought the powerful Lonardo family for control of corn sugar, a lucrative bootleg ingredient. Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo avenges”
― Rick Porrello, Bombs, Bullets, and Bribes: the true story of notorious Jewish mobster Alex Shondor Birns

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“his father's murder and survives the ruthless battles to become a mob boss. Facing a life sentence, he causes havoc in the underworld when he agrees to testify against his associates and becomes the highest-ranking Mafia turncoat in US history.”
― Rick Porrello, Bombs, Bullets, and Bribes: the true story of notorious Jewish mobster Alex Shondor Birns

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“It was loyalty above all by which Shondor measured a man. Or a woman.”
― Rick Porrello, Bombs, Bullets, and Bribes: the true story of notorious Jewish mobster Alex Shondor Birns

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