Greg B. Smith
Like the third “Godfather” movie, the third Mafia book in the Reader’s mob series isn’t as satisfying as the first two…
“Made Men” is a poorly-organized account of New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime family based on informant tapes. Smith’s speculations about the DeCavalcante family’s history and its similarities to the DiMeo family (of “Sopranos” fame) are interesting and would make for a good magazine article, but as a book it’s a stretch, a stretch that seems like an attempt to capitalize on the HBO series.