Left For Dead: A True Story

by Sal Greco

"...it's like a funny Sopranos." At the age of ten, Joe Bellante sees a bookie's dining room table stacked with cash. He scans the bills, points to the bookie, and says to his dad, "I want to do what he does." At age twenty, Joe is a full-fledged member of organized crime in Pittsburgh. His job description, in his own "I do things to people." At age thirty-two, Joe lies in a hospital bed, fighting for his life after taking gunshots to the face from a fellow mobster and being left for dead. First-time author Sal Greco offers a rare inside glimpse of life in the mob as it really exists, not the glamorous view from the top, but a grittier view from the underbelly. Based on true evens, this book captures the sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but always real moments of one man's journey from rebellion to ruin and revenge to redemption. The true story of a Pittsburgh man, Joe Bellante, and his journey from organized crime to the ministry. "The Sopranos meets The Confessions of St. Augustine." - Richard McMonagle, M.S., L.P.C.C.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003