Two 5- star reviews for Best Selling author Joe Bruno’s “Famous Murders, Riots, Disasters, and Crooked Politicians – New York City – 1834 – 1938.”

5.0 out of 5 stars
September 26, 2014
By N. Schnidman
Format:Kindle Edition

“Famous Murders, Riots, Disasters, and Crooked Politicians – New York City – 1834 – 1938” by Joe Bruno is a “must-have” for all readers interested in New York City history or anyone who loves to read riveting tales of the seedy under-belly that gave birth to one of the greatest cities in the world.

Told with unflinching realism and historical accuracy by someone who was raised on the streets he writes about, the novel covers everything from some of the most grizzly murders in American history to such terrifying and devastating disasters as the “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” that changed American labor laws all over the country.

The author of other New York City based titles, such as, Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 1 and 2 and Find Big Fat Fanny Fast: The Biggest Mafia Killer Ever!, Joe Bruno is a wonderful writer who does extensive research into his subjects, writes with great clarity and loves his topics.
Highly enjoyable, I would recommend this book to anyone who loves history, New York City and just plain great stories.”

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!
September 28, 2014
By lcook0825
Format:Kindle Edition

“Another great book by Mr Bruno. I find it amazing how Joe makes you feel like you lived in that time period. I remember back in high school and in history class the subject of Tammany Hall and boss Tweed were discussed. They showed a big round table with Tweed in the middle and pointing to the guy on his right and left and blaming them for the trouble NYC was in with crime. At that time I wasn’t fully aware of how the city was overrun with crooks, thieves, and just illegal activities. I now love the era and read everything I can covering the time period. Thanks Joe.”

Joe Bruno’s new book “Mob Rat – Gangster Who Squeal – Four Volume Set is now available on Amazon.com!

In one day, it has risen to #4 on Amazon.com in the category “Best Sellers in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoir,” and #8 in the category “Hot New Releases in Hoaxes & Deceptions”

Product description:

SAVE 50% OVER BUYING THESE BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY!!

The four books in this boxed set include:

“Whitey Bulger – The Biggest Rat”

“Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 1”

“Abe ‘Kid Twist’ Reles – The Fink Who Took Down Murder Inc.”

“Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 2 – The Cleveland Canaries”

What Makes a Rat, a Rat?

Mathew J. Mari – New York City Criminal Attorney for 37 years

Contrary to popular opinion, rats are born and not made.

People think law enforcement ‘turns’ people into rats by persuading them to ‘turn state’s evidence,’ as the old saying goes. There is a difference between the verb ‘rat,’ which is what a lot of people do, and the noun ‘rat,’ which is what a lot of people are.

Real men don’t rat because they still have to look at themselves in the mirror. The reason they don’t rat is not because of some oath of silence (omerta), or because they are afraid of being killed, but because they simply ARE NOT RATS. The people who rat (the verb) do it because they ARE RATS (the noun). The people who rat were born rats and simply do what they were born to do when the circumstances benefit them.

It’s really that simple.”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT JOE BRUNO’S BOOKS

5.0 out of 5 stars

GREAT BOOK FOR A TRUE CRIME FIX!
MOBSTERS, GANGS, CROOKS, AND OTHER CREEPS by Joe Bruno is packed with crimes and criminal stories that took place in NYC.

This author captured some of the bigger names in criminal history. The book is well-written and for over 200 pages, it’s worth a lot more than 99 cents. If you’re a true crime reader, you will enjoy the stories of mobsters, gangs, outlaws, creeps, crimes and criminals. This is a brilliant book to add to my collection.
RJ Parker, author of 7 true crime books

5.0 out of 5 stars!

Mobology 101

I absolutely loved this book. In fact, I could not put it down. As the title describes, when I finished it, I really felt as if I just took an introductory course about this subject. Mr. Bruno’ explanations and descriptions are quite detailed. As you get through the book, his narrative is very consistent. I am a medical researcher and don’t know why I find this material so fascinating. The book is also written in both a serious and comedic manner. I am already on the second volume. Joe is quite the master. His stories are very accurate and consistent with other books I have read. Great work, Joe! – EPONYM

5.0 out of 5 stars

Another Great Book from Bruno!

Lots of research, hours of work, produced a great read about those not so great years way back then. If you like history, you will love this book, go for it. – Dexter

5.0 out of 5 stars

I love this book!
I’ve learned so much more about these types of people. I love the fact that the author of this book took the time to investigate and give factual information rather than hearsay or speculation. Thanks Joe, for once again outdoing yourself. I can’t wait for your next masterpiece. – Silvia Garcia

5.0 out of 5 stars

Another Gem!
I am the proud owner of the entire Joe Bruno’s “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and other Creeps”, collection. This book was my latest addition. As usual, I found it informative, to the point, and obviously, painstakingly researched. You thought you knew the story, but when you read this book it is just one surprise after another. Joe has dug up details that other authors have missed completely! Joe writes with a desire to inform and share information, never with a desire to impress.

Click on the link above and GRAB your copy now!

Another 5-star review for “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 2 – New York City.”

5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book – Interesting Stories,
September 18, 2014
By Joe Corso (Florida, USA)
This review is from: Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 2 – New York City (Kindle Edition)

The second volume of Mobsters, Gangs, etc. was as good as the 1st book. There were many stories that Bruno told that I knew nothing about. Very interesting books. I’m looking forward to reading the third book in the series. Great book Joe. Keep em coming.

Best Selling Author Joe Bruno’s Internet Interview

15MondaySep 2014

Name – Joe Bruno

Age –Ancient

Where are you from?

The Lower East Side of Manhattan – NY City

A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc –
Transfiguration Grammar School. Cardinal Hayes High School, Hunter College. Vietnam Veteran. The Mean Streets of New York City.

 

Fiona: Tell us your latest news? –

My new book “Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 2 – The Cleveland Canaries” is on pre-order and is already ranked #1 on Amazon.com in the categories “Hot New Releases – Best Sellers in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs,” and #1 in “Hot New Releases – Best Sellers in Organized Crime True Accounts.”

 

 

Fiona: When and why did you begin writing?
The mid-1960s. I started with grocery lists.

 

 
Fiona: When did you first consider yourself a writer?
In 1976, when I cashed my first writing check.

 

 
Fiona: What inspired you to write your first book?

Money.

 

 
Fiona: Do you have a specific writing style?
Think Mickey Spillane – nonfiction, not fiction. I write for people who have a little trouble reading.

 

 

Fiona: How did you come up with the title?
My first book, early 1980s, was “Mulberry Street,” which is where I grew up in New York City’s Little Italy.

 

 

Fiona: Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
Yes, stay away from the mob, or they’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.

 

 

Fiona: How much of the book is realistic?
All of it is realistic. It’s where I lived for 48 years.

 

 

Fiona: Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
This could get me in trouble, but all my fiction books – four of them – are based on people I knew and events I’ve either seen or taken part in. And I’m still alive. I think.

 

 

Fiona: What books have most influenced your life most?
Lawrence Block’s “Telling Lies for Fun and Profit.”

 

 

Fiona: If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
Lawrence Block.

 

 

Fiona: What book are you reading now?
“The Mysterious Affair at Styles” – Agatha Christie.

 

 

Fiona: Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest?
Not really, I like the old-timers like Steven King and Dean Koontz.

 

 

Fiona: What are your current projects?
More “Mob Rats” books. Four books on Mob Rats already published, and more to come. There’s never a shortage of mob rats.

 

 

Fiona: Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.
When I’m drunk, I usually use a lamppost to support me.

 

 

Fiona: Do you see writing as a career?
It has been for the past 40 years.

 

 

Fiona: If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?
No. I wouldn’t change a thing in any of my 25 books.

 

 

Fiona: Do you recall how your interest in writing originated.
I was too small to play professional basketball, but I wasn’t too short too to be a writer.

 
Fiona: Can you share a little of your current work with us?
“Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 3.”

 

 

Fiona: Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Getting out of bed in the morning. Once I’m up and about, the words flow like pressured water from a fireman’s hose.

 

 

Fiona: Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
Lawrence Block. No one writes a better story, and those who do write better than Larry, are all dead.

 

 

Fiona: Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?
Yes. I travel every day from my bedroom to my office, which is in the adjoining bedroom.

 

 

Fiona: Who designed the covers?
I now use Alchemy Covers. I formerly used Nitro Covers.

 

 

Fiona: What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Sitting down in front of my computer. The rest is child’s play

 

 

Fiona: Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?
I learned never to be a Mob Rat. The life expectancy is too short.

 

 
Fiona: Do you have any advice for other writers?
Write what you want, not what somebody else wants, or just to make money. Unless you’re broke, then write for the money.

 

 

Fiona: Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
Yes, hurry up and buy my books. My supply of Cognac is getting low.

 

 

Fiona: Do you remember the first book you read?
No, but it was probably something by Arthur Conan Doyle.

 

 

Fiona: Other than writing do you have any hobbies ?
Reading. Watching sports on TV, and most importantly, breathing.

 

 

Fiona: What TV shows/films do you enjoy watching?
Boardwalk Empire. Ray Donovan. The Sopranos. 24. Mad Men. The Blacklist. The Knick.

 

 

Fiona: Favorite foods / Colors/ Music
Red and Green, especially the green in hundred dollar bills.
And I love all Doo Wop music. I sang for many years in several New York City Doo Wop groups. Got hit my many tomatoes, and a few raw eggs. They tasted okay, but I’d rather have them cooked.

 

 

Fiona: If you were not a writer what else would you like to have done?
I’d be an attorney like my daughter.

 

Fiona: Do you have a blog/website? If so what is it?
Joe Bruno on the Mob – https://joebrunoonthemob.wordpress.com/

Joe Bruno
Amazon Best Selling Author of 25 crime fiction and nonfiction books, including:
“Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps – Volumes 1 – 5″

Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 1 – New York City

 

 

Here is my interview with Joe Bruno

New York City’s Five Points: The Most Dangerous and Decadent Neighborhood Ever!” is not ranked #1 on Amazon.com in “Hot New Releases Organized Crime,” and #3 in “Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs.”

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To snatch your copy, click the link below.

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The Five Points is personal to me. In 1914, my mother was born at 104 Bayard Street, the youngest of 12 children. I grew up around the corner at 134 White Street, corner of Baxter. During my youth, the area was called Little Italy. But at the time of my mother’s birth, it was still called the Five Points

The term the “Five Points” was derived in the early part of the Nineteenth Century because its Ground Zero was a five-point intersection formed by Orange Street (now Baxter Street), Cross Street (First Park and now Mosco Street – Frank Mosco was my Little League coach), Anthony Street (Now Worth), Little Water Street (which no longer exists), and Mulberry Street.

In the early-1800s, the Five Points neighborhood bounded by Centre Street on the west, and the Bowery/Chatham Square on the east. Canal Street was the northern border and Park Row – the southern border. The boarders of the Sixth Ward have since lengthened on the north side, going as far as Houston Street.

Across the street from the front entrance to my tenement building and close enough to touch with three or four leaping bounds, was the ominous-looking city prison called the Tombs. The dark and dreary structure was the third incarnation of this monstrosity; the first two being located one block to the west on Centre Street. The Tombs played an integral part of the Five Points sordid history. Hundreds of dastardly individuals were hung at the Tombs, and hundreds of thousands more had the Tombs as their mailing address, some permanently.

In 1896, at the prodding of journalist Jacob Riis, the hideous Mulberry Bend was demolished by the city, and Columbus Park was built in its stead. Before then, the Five Points was predominantly Irish, and it is estimated that 10,000 – 15,000 people, mostly Irish, lived in horrendous squalor in the four square blocks that comprised “The Bend.” When The Bend’s buildings were razed, the Irish were displaced. Most moved north to Hell’s Kitchen, the area bounded by 42nd Street and 59th Streets, and 7th to 12th Avenues.

After the demolition of Mulberry Bend, the Five Points became the domain of Italian Immigrants sprinkled with a few hundred Chinese, who claimed parts of Mott, Pell, and Doyers Streets as their turf. In fact, over the first two decades of the Twentieth Century, the Five Points district evolved into two intertwining neighborhoods: Little Italy and Chinatown.

It wasn’t until the mid-1920s that the term “Five Points” started to fade from the vocabulary of the area’s residents. In fact, as a child growing up, when I spoke to my aunts and uncles, the term “Five Points” came up quite often and never in favorable terms.

Most remnants of the original Five Points have long been gone. But the names of its former inhabitants still flicker across the lips of many New Yorkers, never in a flattering context.

In this book, the history of the Five Points is detailed in alphabetical order; not in chronological order, which I found overlapped to such a degree to make it unwieldy.

So, fire up your Kindle and read about some of the most distasteful creatures ever to roam the face of the earth. They all inhabited my old Five Points neighborhood in times gone by.

Here is my interview with Joe Bruno

15MondaySep 2014

Name – Joe Bruno

Age –Ancient

Where are you from?

The Lower East Side of Manhattan – NY City

A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc –
Transfiguration Grammar School. Cardinal Hayes High School, Hunter College. Vietnam Veteran. The Mean Streets of New York City.

 

Fiona: Tell us your latest news? –

My new book “Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 2 – The Cleveland Canaries” is on pre-order and is already ranked #1 on Amazon.com in the categories “Hot New Releases – Best Sellers in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs,” and #1 in “Hot New Releases – Best Sellers in Organized Crime True Accounts.”

 

 Fiona: When and why did you begin writing?

The mid-1960s. I started with grocery lists.

 

 Fiona: When did you first consider yourself a writer?
In 1976, when I cashed my first writing check.

 

Fiona: What inspired you to write your first book?

Money.

 

 Fiona: Do you have a specific writing style?
Think Mickey Spillane – nonfiction, not fiction. I write for people who have a little trouble reading.

 

 

Fiona: How did you come up with the title?
My first book, early 1980s, was “Mulberry Street,” which is where I grew up in New York City’s Little Italy.

 

 Fiona: Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

Yes, stay away from the mob, or they’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.

 

 Fiona: How much of the book is realistic?

All of it is realistic. It’s where I lived for 48 years.

 

 Fiona: Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?

This could get me in trouble, but all my fiction books – four of them – are based on people I knew and events I’ve either seen or taken part in. And I’m still alive. I think.

 

 Fiona: What books have most influenced your life most?

Lawrence Block’s “Telling Lies for Fun and Profit.”

 

 Fiona: If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?

Lawrence Block.

 

 Fiona: What book are you reading now?

“The Mysterious Affair at Styles” – Agatha Christie.

 

 Fiona: Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest?

Not really, I like the old-timers like Steven King and Dean Koontz.

 

 Fiona: What are your current projects?

More “Mob Rats” books. Four books on Mob Rats already published, and more to come. There’s never a shortage of mob rats.

 

 Fiona: Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.

When I’m drunk, I usually use a lamppost to support me.

 

 Fiona: Do you see writing as a career?

It has been for the past 40 years.

 

 Fiona: If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?

No. I wouldn’t change a thing in any of my 25 books.

 

 Fiona: Do you recall how your interest in writing originated.

I was too small to play professional basketball, but I wasn’t too short too to be a writer.

 
Fiona: Can you share a little of your current work with us?
“Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 3.”

 

 Fiona: Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?

Getting out of bed in the morning. Once I’m up and about, the words flow like pressured water from a fireman’s hose.

 

 Fiona: Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?

Lawrence Block. No one writes a better story, and those who do write better than Larry, are all dead.

 

 Fiona: Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?

Yes. I travel every day from my bedroom to my office, which is in the adjoining bedroom.

 

 Fiona: Who designed the covers?

I now use Alchemy Covers. I formerly used Nitro Covers.

 

 Fiona: What was the hardest part of writing your book?

Sitting down in front of my computer. The rest is child’s play

 

 Fiona: Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?

I learned never to be a Mob Rat. The life expectancy is too short.

 

 Fiona: Do you have any advice for other writers?
Write what you want, not what somebody else wants, or just to make money. Unless you’re broke, then write for the money.

 

 Fiona: Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?

Yes, hurry up and buy my books. My supply of Cognac is getting low.

 

 Fiona: Do you remember the first book you read?

No, but it was probably something by Arthur Conan Doyle.

 

 Fiona: Other than writing do you have any hobbies ?

Reading. Watching sports on TV, and most importantly, breathing.

 

 Fiona: What TV shows/films do you enjoy watching?

Boardwalk Empire. Ray Donovan. The Sopranos. 24. Mad Men. The Blacklist. The Knick.

 

Fiona: Favorite foods / Colors/ Music

Red and Green, especially the green in hundred dollar bills.
And I love all Doo Wop music. I sang for many years in several New York City Doo Wop groups. Got hit my many tomatoes, and a few raw eggs. They tasted okay, but I’d rather have them cooked.

 

 Fiona: If you were not a writer what else would you like to have done?

I’d be an attorney like my daughter.

 

Fiona: Do you have a blog/website? If so what is it?
Joe Bruno on the Mob – https://joebrunoonthemob.wordpress.com/

Joe Bruno
Amazon Best Selling Author of 25 crime fiction and nonfiction books, including:
“Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps – Volumes 1 – 5″

 

 

Here is my interview with Joe Bruno

Amazon Best Selling author Joe Bruno has 8 out of the top 15 top ranked book on Amazon.com in the category “Best Sellers in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs.”

“Whitey Bulger – The Biggest Rat” is ranked highest at #6.

Best Selling author Joe Bruno has the top three and five out of the first six top ranked books on Amazon.com in the category “Hot New Releases in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs.”

“Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 2 – The Cleveland Canaries,” which is on pre-order only, is ranked highest at #1.

Joe Bruno’s “Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 2 – The Cleveland Canaries” is not released yet; it’s on pre-order with Amazon.com. Yet it’s ranked # 1 on Amazon in “Hot New Releases in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs,” and # 6 on Amazon.com in “Best Sellers in Law Enforcement Biographies & Memoirs.”

So, for you authors out there, it pays to put your books on pre-order status, while doing the final edit.

“Mob Rats Two Volume Set” is on sale today for only $2.99! That’s 70% off the price of buying the books individually.

In addition to the two Mob Rats books ““Whitey Bulger – The Biggest Rat,” and “Mob Rats – Gangsters Who Squeal – Volume 1,” there’s a third “BONUS BOOK” included – “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps – Volume 1.”

For your copy, click the LINK below.

Product Description:

What Makes a Rat, a Rat?

MATHEW J. MARI – New York City Criminal Attorney for 37 years, and host of the “Mathew Mari Show” on WVOX 1460 AM – Westchester, New York.

“Contrary to popular opinion, rats are born and not made.

People think law enforcement ‘turns’ people into rats by persuading them to ‘turn state’s evidence,’ as the old saying goes. There is a difference between the verb ‘rat,’ which is what a lot of people do, and the noun ‘rat,’ which is what a lot of people are.

Real men don’t rat because they still have to look at themselves in the mirror. The reason they don’t rat is not because of some oath of silence (omerta), or because they are afraid of being killed, but because they simply ARE NOT RATS. The people who rat (the verb) do it because they ARE RATS (the noun). The people who rat were born rats and simply do what they were born to do when the circumstances benefit them.

It’s really that simple.”