The Mafia Hit Man's Daughter

By: Linda Scarpa, Linda Rosencrance

Narrated by: Elise Arsenault

Linda Scarpa had the best toys, the nicest clothes, and a close-knit family. Yet her childhood was far from idyllic. Classmates avoided her; boys wouldn't date her. Eventually she learned why: They were afraid of her father.

A made man in the Colombo crime family, Gregory Scarpa, Sr., was a stone-cold killer nicknamed the "Grim Reaper." Unlike most tight-lipped mobsters, Scarpa talked business - and murder - in front of his kids. But to Linda, he was also a loving, devoted father who played video games with her for hours. In riveting detail, she reveals what it was like to grow up in the violent world of the mob and to come to grips with the truth about her father and the devastation he wrought.

©2016 Linda Ann Schiro and Linda Rosencrance (P)2015 Tantor

The Mafia Hit Man’s Daughter

A heartbreaking and sometimes happy version of life in the family. Well written and audio as well. I wish them all well.

Intense couldn't stop listening

If you love mob stories and what it dose to a family behind closed door by Linda Scarpa this is your audiobook loved it

Couldn't wait for the ending

My husband & I listened to this together on a road trip. The story was interesting however seemed to drag out towards the end. We both were thinking many times, "get to the point"! Hoping this book was therapeutic for Linda and my husband wonders if she needed $$ in writing it.

Entertaining Story

A great listen, worth the time and money. Interesting Mob story. I found the cuts to flashbacks and others accounts of what was happening a bit confusing but only if I wasn't giving it 100% of my attention.

Tragicomedy

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

If one is curious about others.

Would you be willing to try another book from Linda Scarpa and Linda Rosencrance ? Why or why not?

Never say never.

Which character – as performed by Elise Arsenault – was your favorite?

I would have to say the author of the book. Writing a book is an honest undertaking, and this book did take courage to write.

Did The Mafia Hit Man's Daughter inspire you to do anything?

Ensure my kids get through college.

Any additional comments?

Plenty of drama. A lot of hilarious moments that were not even meant to be funny, but there is a lot of comedy. Killing, stealing, part of "normal conditions" in a cult. A cult called criminality. Almost no awareness of consequences. Entire families living in society oblivious of the agreed upon policies and routines within this society. Surviving by setting people outside of the cult, up for losses. In a way, a gypsy tribe. That is what the mafia is, a gypsy tribe. I still have no idea who the father is of the author. The man her mother was married to or the boyfriend Scarpa. The "Way of Life" is actually a cult. The people in it can not it even see it.