Steve Dougherty
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Steve Dougherty

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Check out Audrey & The Twins, a memoir about my 48-hour odyssey to rescue our dog who was trapped in our apartment at the edge of Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. You'll read how a rabbi from Hackensack, a doorman named Angel, and a hero from on high — Orion the Hunter, with his own heavenly pooch in tow—helped my daughter and me find hope in the aftermath of disaster.

This page is under construction. In the meantime you might find The Sinatra Club, the mob memoir I co-authored with Colombo Family man Sal "Crazy Sally" Polisi an entertaining read.

Below is Publisher's Weekly red star review of

The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia
Sal Polisi and Steve Dougherty. S&S/Gallery, $26 (384p) ISBN 978-1-4516-4287-2

Polisi's early life was marred by abandonment, abuse, and loss. His greatest joy came from going to the racetrack with his Uncle Tony and listening to stories about famous gangsters--indeed, it was Uncle Tony who introduced him to the Colombo mob family. Polisi's connection to the notorious family would lead him to selling heroin, robbing banks, stealing trucks, and, in 1971, opening an illegal all-hours gambling den dubbed "The Sinatra Club." John Gotti would later become a partner in the business, as well as a friend of the author. Polisi provides fascinating details about some of his crimes as a member of the first "Three-Families hijack crew," which included Gotti's protégée, Ronald "Foxy" Jerothe, and Tommy "Two Guns" DeSimone, the man who inspired Joe Pesci's character in GoodFellas. He also details the murder of Joe Gallo, wars between families, and compelling evidence to suggest JFK's assassination was a mob hit. But in addition to an exhilarating trip though Italian-American mafia history, Polisi's text doubles as a heartfelt memoir, wherein he candidly expounds on the pain of neglecting his family and the devastating losses that eventually impelled him to leave "The Life" behind and testify against his former colleagues. (July)
Reviewed on: 07/16/2012
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