Mafia Enforcer - Dirty Work - A True Story of Life and Death in the Mob - Cecil Kirby

Q: “Dirty Work” in Mafia Enforcer describes what kind of action?

It describes a planned killing involving assigned money, the delivery of a gun, and specific instructions about making a target disappear.

Q: Who is presented as the informer turned into a key figure in the book?

Thomas C. Renner is portrayed as the mafia enforcer who becomes an agent informer, translating information into a narrative about organized crime.

Q: What does the “Printing History” section include?

It lists publication details for the Villard and Bantam editions, along with copyright, Library of Congress information, and rights statements.

Jul 30, 2026

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Mafia Enforcer presents a true account of Thomas C. Renner’s experience as a mafia enforcer turned agent informer, detailing how organized crime networks function and how dangerous operations are carried out. The excerpt “Dirty Work” dramatizes a high-stakes meeting, instructions involving money and a firearm, surveillance by law-enforcement agents, and the brutal logic of eliminating troublemakers. Alongside publisher and printing history information, the material frames the narrative as a contribution to organized crime literature and investigations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages356

Reading Time9 h 8 min

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27262-4*IN U.5.5450*A BANTA THOMAS C.RENNERCO·AUTHOR OF THEMILLIGN-COPYBESTSELLER MAFIA PRINCESSAND CECIL KIRBY KEY MAFIA ENFORCER TURNED AGENTINFORMER 道 "Fascinating!Renner's the best and he's beenthat for nearly thirty years.” —Nicholas Pileggi,author of Wiseguy "Mafia Enforcer exposes,for the first time,anetwork of nontraditional organized crimegroups operating in Canada and in the U.S…An important contribution to the literature…Fascinating reading.” N 0I553I272b2I4<<450 -Ronald Goldstock, New York State Task Force on Organized Crime “Tom Renner...has that uncanny abilityto spend untold hours with an informerand translate the information into a fascinating and significant narrative aboutorganized crime.”-Justin Dintino, President's Commission on Organized Crime "As the mob grew in size and sophistication,a few dedicated Americans and corruptionfighters took it on….no litany could omit theincalculable good done by crusading editorsand reporters whose stories sparked manyimportant investigations.Among them…Thomas Renner of Newsday.” 9780553 -President Ronald Reagan,New York Times Magazine 272628 # 一 DIRTY WORK Melia was waiting for me in the lobby of theStamford Marriott. "The girl will be back tonight,"he said.“Killher tomorrow after ten in the morning.” “Why do you want her hit?”I asked. "She's caused trouble,a lot of trouble,and theguy she's going with is messing up,"he answered. He said nothing more but motioned for me tofollow him out to the parking lot.We stood byMelia's car waiting for Russo to show up with the $5,000 and the gun. "You know if you want to come back downhere,"Melia said,"I got other work for you todo—places to burn.I got lots of work here." "Well,I'll have to think about that...When doI get the other ten thousand dolars?” "What other ten thousand dollars?"he said witha look of surprise."You're supposed to get anotherfive thousand.” "Hell,no,"I snapped."Cosimo said the job wasworth fifteen to twenty thousand.Now you're tellingme ten thousand!” "It's ten thousand.If you make sure she disap-pears and isn't found,I give you a bonus—an extraone thousand dollars.That's it!” Out of the corner of my eye I could see AgentSchimen in a telephone booth maybe twenty-fivefeet away.There were agents hidden all over theplace,snapping pictures of everything that washappening. With the gun he handed me a picture of a blondwoman."That's the one I want killed,"he said."Remember,if she disappears,there's a bonus." # MAFIAENFORCER Cecil KirbyandThomas C.Renner BANTAM BOOKSTORONTO·NEW YORK·LONDON·SYDNEY·AUCKLAND This edition contains the complete textof the original hardcover edition.NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED. MAFIA ENFORCER A Bantam Book /published by arrangement withVillard Books # PRINTING HISTORY Villard edition published March 1987Bantam edition /July 1988 All rights reserved. Copyright ◎1987 by Thomas C.Renner and Cecil Kirby.Cover photo copyright ◎1988 by Mort Engel.Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:86-40329.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmittedin any forn or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,or by any informationstorage and retrieval system,without permission in writing fromthe publisher. For information address:Villard Books,a Division of RandomHouse,Inc.,201 East 50th Street,New York,NY 10022 ISBN 0-553-27262-4 Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books,a division ofBantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group,Inc.Its trademark,consisting of the words "Bantam Books"and the portrayal of arooster,is Registered in U.S.Patent and Trademark Office andin other countries.Marca Registrada.Bantam Books,666 FifthAvenue,New York,New York 10103. To mywife,Nancy,who makes all things possible,and to my daughters,Dawn,Elaine,Jacqueline,and Sandy,for their patience and love. —T.C.R. Similarities of Orga- # TYPICAL ORGANIZEDCRIME FAMILY nizational Structure # TYPICAL MAJOR MOTORCYCL

FAQs

“Dirty Work” in Mafia Enforcer describes what kind of action?

It describes a planned killing involving assigned money, the delivery of a gun, and specific instructions about making a target disappear.

Who is presented as the informer turned into a key figure in the book?

Thomas C. Renner is portrayed as the mafia enforcer who becomes an agent informer, translating information into a narrative about organized crime.

What does the “Printing History” section include?

It lists publication details for the Villard and Bantam editions, along with copyright, Library of Congress information, and rights statements.

Jul 30, 2026

Uploaded by Clementine