Summary of Russell Shorto's Smalltime

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I was home for the holidays one night when someone brought up the subject of Frankie Filia, my mother’s cousin who had come home to visit. He was a jazz singer who had left town a lifetime ago for Las Vegas, but he had recently decided to retire and come home. #2 I knew my grandfather was a mobster, but I didn’t know the details. I didn’t want to learn more, and I never did. I was afraid of what those details