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The story begins in the early seventies, which were troublesome years for the United States Department of Justice. The country was still agonizing over the assassination of President Kennedy, and the subsequent murder of his brother Bobby. Viet Nam was winding down as a result of social unrest and protest. The old style criminals, known as "Mustache Petes" and Mafia kingpins were a dying breed, and a new lineage of ruthless criminal was emerging in their place.
The "Players" come together in a calculated scheme contrived by Salvatore DiVencenzo, a decorated Viet Nam veteran and self styled adventurer with a penchant for being in the "wrong place at the wrong time".
From the outset, Sal's mission is unclear and clandestine.
Sal travels to Tampa, Florida and takes up the facade of a pimp to gain the acceptance of the mob, under the control of Don Louis Galeato. The aging head of a dwindling Mafia crime family, Galeato's power had been significantly reduced by the fall ofhis friends and business associates in the Caribbean and Cuba.
Sal immediately gains the respect of Sanchez, and guarantees his acceptance in the criminal organization by violently eliminating three black pimps who have taken control of prostitution in Tampa.
The bizarre events that unfold reveal that Williams had placed Sal inside the organization to unwittingly keep an eye on Galeato for him. With the help of his friend Holbrook, Sal learns that Williams is operating without the authorization.
Williams never expected Sal to discover the secret, and he underestimated Sal's ability to survive. Knowing that the government is not going to do anything, Sal takes action against the mob to destroy their plans for the future; and at the same time, bury Williams' secret forever. The game goes on; only the "Players" names on the scorecard change.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joseph M. Dee is a native of Miami, Florida. After serving in the military and completing multiple tours in Viet Nam with the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Dee attended the University of Louisville, the University of California (Berkeley), and Foothill College, as well as numerous specialized law enforcement training programs.
During graduate studies, Mr. Dee was approached and recruited by the United States Department of Justice to conduct criminal investigations as a covert operative. His assignments included working with an Organized Crime Strike Force investigating various criminal activities in Florida, California, and the Caribbean Islands. He completed his public service career as a Special Investigator with a County Sheriff's Department, specializing in the areas of Organized Crime and White Collar Crime.
In a law enforcement career that spanned fourteen years, Mr. Dee was responsible for the arrest and conviction of twenty-seven major organized crime figures, who were sentenced to a combined total of 403 years in State and Federal penal institutions. His investigative efforts also led to arrest of an individual who was subsequently convicted of the killing a police officer. The individual was executed in the Florida State Penitentiary in 1985.
Mr. Dee is considered an expert in the history, identification, and investigation of Organized Crime in the United States. He has written several articles and papers pertaining to the activities of the Hell's Angels, the Italian Mafia, and the Russian Mafia. He is a noted guest speaker to private sector businesses on the topic of White Collar Crime, and he is a guest instructor and lecturer at various law enforcement training facilities.
Mr. Dee currently lives with his wife, Sandy, in Southwestern Ohio.
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