Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious sting operation ever, working undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant and deadly community of Mafia soldiers, "connecting guys," captains, and Godfathers.
Now his unforgettable eyewitness account brings to pulsing life the entire world of wiseguys - their code of honor and their treacheries, their wives, girlfriends, and whores, their lavish spending and dirty dealings.
With the drama and suspense of a high-tension thriller, Joseph Pistone reveals every incredible aspect of the jealousy guarded world he penetrated... and draws a chilling picture of what the Mafia is, does, and means in America today...