Gotti's Rules

The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia

By: George Anastasia

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Honor and The Last Gangster—“one of the most respected crime reporters in the country” (60 Minutes)—comes the sure to be headline-making inside story of the Gotti and Gambino families, told from the unique viewpoint of notorious mob hit-man John Alite, a close associate of Junior Gotti who later testified against him.

In Gotti’s Rules, George Anastasia, a prize-winning reporter who spent over thirty years covering crime, offers a shocking and very rare glimpse into the Gotti family, witnessed up-close from former family insider John Alite, John Gotti Jr.’s longtime friend and protector. Until now, no one has given up the kind of personal details about the Gottis—including the legendary “Gotti Rules” of leadership—that Anastasia exposes here. Drawing on extensive FBI files and other documentation, his own knowledge, and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, including mob-enforcer-turned-government-witness Alite, Anastasia pokes holes in the Gotti legend, demystifying this notorious family and its lucrative and often deadly machinations.

Anastasia offers never-before-heard information about the murders, drug dealing, and extortion that propelled John J. Gotti to the top of the Gambino crime family and the treachery and deceit that allowed John A. “Junior” Gotti to follow in his father’s footsteps. Told from street level and through the eyes of a wiseguy who saw it all firsthand, the result is a riveting look at a family whose hubris, violence, passion, and greed fueled a bloody rise and devastating fall that is still reverberating through the American underworld today.

Gotti’s Rules includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.

Caveat Emptor

This book is okay as such books go. The narration is above average and I had no difficulty following the storyline. It's as advertised, no less, no more. But having seen many a fatuous author taken in by these guys I think one should keep in mind that most of them wouldn't know the truth if they met it walking down the street. Exceptions exist of course but in the main these mafioso are degenerate liars. I find it helpful to take anything these professional flimflamers say with a huge bucket of salt.

Classic Anastasia

Very quick read. Well written and researched. I expected no less from George Anastasia. I ve never been let down by any of his work and this lived up to what I've come to expect. Thank you for another great book.

One sided story, a John Alite point of view

First I hate the voice performance, the voice was so bad that I was going to stop listening and read the printed version instead.
The stories are good, they are one sided, nobody can say whether Alite says the truth or not, he describes himself as a hero idk what to think about it.

great stories

great stories that put the gotti reign in perspective, definitely an easy listen, and enjoyable

Good book

Very well told but a lot of characters to keep track of. I enjoy mafia books.