Mobfather: The Story of a Wife And Son Caught in the Web of the Mafia

by George Anastasia

Recounts the real-life story of Maryann and Bobby DelGiorno--wife and son of Philadelphia mobster Tommy DelGiorno--two people who decided to break all ties to the mob. Reprint.

Genres: True Crime, Crime, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

Reviews

[Randy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had taken the same path mias "For The Sins Of My Father" in seeing the mob life from the prospective of the son (and mother), but was not told as well. Still, I enjoyed the book. This book did detail out the idiosyncrasies of the Federal Wiitness Protection program, and some ugly misuse of government money, which we didn't learn in Albert DeMeo's book, since his father was killed and stuffed in the trunk of his car.
I was surprised on the intermingling of the Philadelphia mob with the five families of New York, since this was the first book I've read specifically dealing with Philly mob. An awful lot of familiar names come up in this book that were active in NY organized crime as well.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was just OK for me. I didn't think it was too exciting or filled with anything too much new. I would blame it more on the subject rather than the writer. It gets to be bogged down with teenage angst instead of telling about the dad. I've read books on the Philly mob that were more interesting.

[Bryce · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this back in the mid 90's thought it was a book about another Anastasia. Not that great of a book as far as how it is written. Seems like a dumb down version of a wannabe mafia movie.

meh

[Michael Cawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating story of a Philadelphia Mob family.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

The son who is the focus of the book is a bit full of himself. He took to the mob like a duck to water. Overall though, an interesting book.