A groundbreaking, exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family

For the first time in Canadian history, a high-ranking Mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by talking to journalists. From October 2014 to October 2019, Félix Séguin and Eric Thibault held multiple secret meetings with Andrew Scoppa, getting an exclusive inside look at the inner workings of the North American Mafia. This book is the culmination of their perilous investigation. It sheds light on the life — and death — of one of the most influential organized crime figures in recent years.

At exactly 2 p.m., there was a knock at the door. It was him: the source every journalist dreamed of having. The short man was armed and placed his gun on the table I’d moved between the bed and a chair.

“Are you impressed?” he asked with a broad grin.

“Yes. Very much.”

Before me was Andrew Scoppa: close confidant of the late godfather Vito Rizzuto, international heroin trafficker and cold-blooded killer.

Sales and Market Bullets

• Séguin and Thibault had unique access to the North American Mafia: over the course of five years they secretly met with Andrew Scoppa, confidant to the late godfather Vito Rizzuto. Séguin notes, “Normally, the Mafiosi who converse with journalists are repentant. They have been collaborators of justice. Here, Andrew Scoppa was a working mobster who delivered confessions while at the height of his influence.”
• Mafia stories are among the most enduring in true crime, and this investigative work will appeal to readers of provocative narrative non-fiction.
• Perfect for listeners of the podcast Mafia (audioBoom) and readers of Bad Blood or Mafia Inc.
• Séguin and Thibault are two of the biggest true crime reporters in Montreal. This is their third book together.
• 40,000 copies sold in French in the first four months of publication.

Audience

• Fans of CTV’s Bad Bloods
• Fans of The Godmother (ECW Press, 2019) and true crime stories with international angles
• Readers of books about the mafia like Mafia Inc., The Sixth Family, Vito Rizzuto, Business of Blood, American Kingpin, and Killing the Mob
• Fans of true crime documentaries such as Making a Murderer, The Jinx, The Keepers, The Killing Season, Mindhunter, and especially Scoppa et Moi
• True crime podcast listeners like My Favorite Murder, Serial, Teacher’s Pet, Someone Knows Something, Dr. Death, Casefile, Criminal, Felonious Florida, Wine & Crime, Crime Junkie, etc.
• English-speaking locals and those interested in the history and culture of Montreal