As one of the most powerful mob bosses in the United States, Sam Giancana changed the course of American history.
With Double Cross, hailed as “the most important Mafia book ever published,” the impact of Giancana’s reign is chillingly brought to life as his brother and godson chronicle his rise to power, providing an explosive tell-all that reveals, in Sam Giancana’s own words…
A page turner that’s both hard-hitting and entertaining, Double Cross pulls no punches. Containing more inside information and explosive revelations than any Mafia book yet written, Double Cross serves up a shocking look at organized crime’s influence on politics, entertainment and business – both in the U.S. and abroad.
Chuck and Sam Giancana are true insiders when it comes to knowledge of the Chicago mob and its activities. Chuck Giancana, Sam’s brother, was the mob boss’s confidant for forty years. Sam is Giancana’s namesake and godson.
As the writer of Double Cross, Bettina Giancana is a recognized expert in the organized crime genre. Her work on Double Cross received international critical acclaim for its smooth, well-written style and factual historical content as well as complex, integrated storylines and highly entertaining presentation.
Bettina has co-authored two, nonfiction New York Times bestsellers, Double Cross (Warner Books, 1992) and Double Deal (William Morrow, 2003) as well as the fictional, 30 Seconds (Warner Books, 1998).
Double Cross, the New York Times bestseller, presents Sam Giancana – talented businessman, Las Vegas entrepreneur, ruthless killer, and outside player for the CIA’s dirtiest deeds. Sam “Mooney” Giancana started as a hitman for Al Capone. Brutally violent and ruthlessly ambitious, he clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, and did business with agents from the CIA, the Vatican, Ferdinand Marcos to the Shah of Iran. When Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, he jumped at it. But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-scale war on organized crime in the United States. His story changed the course of American history.
Now this shocking, inside-the-syndicate tell-all reveals Giancana’s first-person testimony. Only one person knew the whole story: Giancana’s younger brother Chuck. For the first time, he tells it in its chilling, appalling entirety – regarding Giancana’s involvement in the deaths of JFK, Monroe, JFK and the CIA authorized assassination attempt on Fidel Castro.
Double Cross chronicles organized crime in America throughout the 20th century, exposing its unique relationship with politics, the CIA, business, Hollywood and Las Vegas. In doing so, Double Cross provides the missing pieces of American history that investigators have been trying to uncover for years. It is simply the most revelatory body of testimony from a Mafia member ever made public.
In the no-holds-barred tradition of The Valachi Papers and Wiseguy, this insider expose of mob boss Sam Giancana, written by his brother Chuck and his godson Sam with Bettina Giancana, blows the lid off some of the Mafia’s most shocking secrets. Includes stunning first-time revelations concerning the deaths of JFK, Marilyn Monroe, and RFK.
Double Cross – Hardcopy Part 1: The Investigation into Marilyn Monroe’s Death
A&E Part 1 – Sam Giancana – Mob Boss of Chicago
Double Cross ET Part 1 – The Death of John F. Kennedy
Judith Exner/20-20 – Part 1 – Mistress of President Kennedy and Mob Boss Sam Giancana
A Part 1 – Good Morning America
A – Larry King Live – Part 1
Geraldo Rivera – Part 1 – Sam Giancana
Part 1 – Gay Byrne – The Late Show – Ireland
Part a1- Talk of The Town
Double Cross is available in both print and eBook versions.