“A vivid portrait of a New York mobster turned government witness. . . . The many sides of Sal Sr.—his charm, disregard for the law, devotion to his kids, and selfishness—are what really fascinate.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Sal Polisi has ‘cheap hood’ written all over him, but in Sins of the Father, Nick Taylor peels back the layers of flashy clothes and gold jewelry to show us a man whose love of his sons is so obsessive that he will do anything to protect them. . . . With convincing detail and the powerful clarity of his prose, Nick Taylor tracks Sal . . . as he disappears into America with a new identity.”
—Stuart Woods, New York Times
bestselling author of Son of Stone
“The portrayal of life in the Mob [is] accurate, and the story of one family’s problems trying to live in the Witness Protection Program is very moving.”
—Joe Pistone, New York Times bestselling author of
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia
“Compelling. . . . The contradiction of a mad-dog criminal/good father used by Mario Puzo in The Godfather is even more effective here because Polisi is real and this story is true.”
—Booklist
“An intriguing, engrossing, and fascinating story of the end of a wiseguy and the rebirth of a wise man. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”
—Bob Leuci, author of All the Centurions: A New
York City Cop Remembers His Years on the Street