South End Syndicate

The Last Days of the Roman Empire, If It Were Populated by Snitches, Gamblers, Mobsters, Lowlifes, and Homicidal Maniacs. in Other Words, This Book is Entertaining As Hell. in Chronicling One Small, Parochial, Though Notorious Faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta Tells the Story of the Whole Damn Thing. South End Syndicate is a Worthy Addition to Any Organized Crime Bookshelf.

-T. J. English, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Westies, the Corporation, and Dangerous Rhythms





On a Hot November Day in 2003 in Springfield,
Massachusetts, Local Genovese Family Captain Big Al Bruno Got Shot Five Times
With a .45 Caliber Handgun As He Walked Out of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Social Club-A Lit Cigar Smoldering Next to His Lifeless Body. Since Vito
Genovese Took His Empire North From New York City, a String of Mobsters Dating
Back a Hundred Years Have Operated in the Greater Springfield Area. Wi