The six-inch tube placed over the barrel’s nose pressed insistently. The metal of the gun had grown warmer against the killer’s spine. Hunched over the stove, he looked old from the back, like a graying hound past his prime. Instead, he turned his back to continue nursing the fat sausages that sizzled in the pan. If he knew what was coming, Mooney showed no fear, not the slightest inkling. He looked Mooney Giancana squarely in the eye, and smiled. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, the heavy steel door swung open as it had a thousand times before and the familiar smell of cigar smoke, mingled with sausage and garlic, slapped him with countless memories spanning a lifetime of trust and loyalty. He had nothing to fear-nothing to hide he and his intended victim were friends. 22 target pistol against his waist, hidden beneath his belt, reminding him of the task at hand. The sounds of crickets and humming air conditioners muffled the killer’s heavy, measured footfalls as he stealthily made his way along one side of the modest bungalow and down the concrete stairs to the basement below. Although it was after ten o’clock, the sweltering humidity hadn’t lifted the air was thick and hot and still. Above the rustling treetops lining the quiet Oak Park, Chicago, suburb, occasional streaks of heat lightning flashed in the night sky. Read moreĮverything was right it was a beautiful night for a murder. Double Cross is an eye-opening account of the interworking of the government and the mob and how this relationship has impacted American history. Chuck Giancana, Sam's brother, contributes a unique perspective of the mobs relationship with the Bay of Pigs and many other pivotal events of the 60's and beyond. The book includes Giancana's testimony about the truth of his involvement in the deaths of Monroe and others, among others. Written with suspense and conviction, we learn about how the CIA asked Giancana to assassinate Fidel Castro.
But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-out war on organized crime throughout the United States. When politician Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, Giancana jumped at the task. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of Iran. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone.
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