He “Violated Every Oath He Ever Took” In the final chapter of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil, I attempt a summary of Scarpa’s character. I include in that summary the following: “He violated every oath he ever took, and in doing so made it clear that to him words like ‘family’ and ‘loyalty’ were useful only...Read More

Dan Zupansky of the “True Murder” Podcast Posts Interview about Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil I was recently interviewed by Dan Zupansky for his podcast, “True Murder.” Another great discussion about Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil. My thanks to Dan who clearly did his homework. Once again I had the privilege of participating in a thorough and...Read More

Mafia Detective Gary Jenkins of Gangland Wire Podcast Posts Interview about Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil I was recently interviewed by Gary Jenkins on his podcast, Gangland Wire. We had a great back-and-forth about Scarpa, the book, the mob in general, and my background prior to writing my first book-length work of nonfiction. You can watch...Read More

Hour-Long Interview by Ron Chepesiuk Drops! On September 11th, I was interviewed by Ron Chepesiuk on his radio show, Crime Beat. We had a wide-ranging discussion about writing in general, putting together my latest work, and the subject of that work, Greg Scarpa. You can listen to the interview by clicking here.  The interview starts...Read More

Another Excellent Review of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil GENYC79 just posted a thorough, knowledgeable, and thoughtful review on FREETHINKING BIBLIOPHILE of my recently released biography of notorious gangster Greg Scarpa. Here’s the link. Check it out! And here are a few highlights to get you warmed up: “[T]he result is a book which will stand...Read More

(Author’s note: I’ve posted this before. I was reminded of it as I watched the Yankees lose, and badly at that, to the Tigers last night. During a 9-run 7th inning, the Tigers’ designated hitter, Kerry Carpenter, hit a triple, my favorite moment in a major league baseball game. So, here’s the article that I...Read More

The Life of One FBI Informant I don’t usually venture into politics on this blog, but every now and then an item pops up that has a ridiculously close relationship to what I’ve been working on, so here goes. I ran across the following item while sipping my morning coffee today. Yesterday, the Speaker of...Read More

“4.5 out of 5 Stars” I just ran across a review of my new gangster bio that was posted on August 5th. It’s entitled “Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil: The Many Faces of a Mafia Killer – A Comprehensive Review.” It is indeed comprehensive. The review covers, “Summary of the Plot, Main Characters, and Setting,” “Writing...Read More

I Have Never Used, Nor Will I Ever Use, AI to Write Anything It’s a hot topic and I hesitate to jump in, but jump in I will. First things first. I have never used AI to write anything. I mean it. Not an email, not a social media post, not a paragraph of any...Read More

Setting the Pace with Five-Star Reviews of Scarpa Biography In addition to the statements made by a number of podcasters as noted in the book’s “Editorial Reviews” section on Amazon, readers’ reviews are starting to trickle in for my biography of notorious Mafia killer and FBI informant Greg Scarpa published by WildBlue Press. I initially...Read More