Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America [Hardcover]

Instant #1New York Times,Wall Street Journal, andPublishers Weeklybestseller!

In the tenth book in the multimillion-sellingKillingseries, Bill OReilly and Martin Dugard take on their most controversial subject yet: The Mob.

Killing the Mobis the tenth book in Bill O'Reilly's #1New York Timesbestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide, and over 320 weeks on theNew York Timesbestseller list.

OReilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the United States, and expertly plumb the history of this nations most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially, mob family bosses. Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, OReilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson. In addition, the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission, the power struggles within the Five Families, the growth of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the mob battles to control Cuba, Las Vegas and Hollywood, as well as the personal war between the U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and legendary Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa.

OReilly and Dugard turn these legendary criminals and their true-life escapades into a read that rivals the most riveting crime novel. WithKilling the Mob, their hit series is primed for its greatest success yet.

BILL OREILLYs success in broadcasting and publishing is unmatched. He was the iconic anchor ofThe O'Reilly Factor, the highest-rated cable news broadcast in the nation for 16 consecutive years. His website BillOReilly.com is followed by millions all over the world, hisNo Spin Newsis broadcast weekday nights at 8 and 11 (ET) on The First TV, and hisOReilly Updateis heard weekdays on mlC"