2022年9月6日 · In The Godmother, investigative journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the stories of the women who have risen to prominence, and fallen out of favor, in the Italian mob, beginning with the most infamous of these women: Pupetta Maresca. A Mafia woman born and raised, Pupetta avenged her husband’s murder, firing 29 shots at the man who killed him.

2024年3月24日 · Michael Corleone Blanco, after more than fifteen years of research, writing, and reconstructing each of the stories of his life, his family, and his mother, Griselda Blanco, unveils not only truths but also presents a profound reflection on how drug trafficking, wars, and corruption claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people.

1990年11月1日 · A profile of bloodthristy Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco, known as the "Black Widow" due to her penchant for killing off her lovers, recounts Blanco's vicious crime spree and the ten-year struggle to bring her to justice. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

The untold stories of the women who have risen to prominence and notoriety in Italy's mafia—many more ruthless than the fathers and husbands they replaced—and the octogenarian murderer who decades ago blazed a bloody trail for them to follow.

Meet Patience Portefeux - 53 years old, widowed mother of two, fluent Arabic speaker, upstanding French citizen... and soon to become The Godmother. For 25 years she has toiled honestly, translating police wire-taps of north African drug gangs.