Selected works written about John Gotti, pertaining to John Gotti, and organized crime. This website makes no claims as to their veracity or quality, except where noted.
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PURGATORY GANGSTER: John Gotti After Death
Chris Kasparoza
Published: Coming Soon, in 2025
Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia: Volume 1 of the Borgata Trilogy
Louis Ferrante
Published: 2024
Borgata: Clash of Titans: A History of the American Mafia: Volume 2 of the Borgata Trilogy
Louis Ferrante
Published: 2025
Boss of Bosses: The Fall of The Godfather- The FBI and Paul Castellano
Joseph F. O’Brien, Andris Kurins
Published: 1991
Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante
Larry McShane
Published: 2016
Closing Argument: Defending (and Befriending) John Gotti, and Other Legal Battles I Have Waged
Bruce Cutler, Lionel René Saporta
Published: 2003
I have not read this book.
Don Capria, Anthony Colombo
Published: 2015
Dawn of The Rising: The Poetic and Lyrical Works of Dez Arcane
Anthony Destito
Published: 2022
Deal with the Devil: The FBI’s Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer
Peter Lance
Published: 2013
Edward Bunker
Published: 1996
Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires
Selwyn Raab
Published: 2005
For Blood And Loyalty: A Novel
Chris Kasparoza
Published: 2013
For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life
Albert DeMeo
Published: 2002
Friends of the Family: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case
Tommy Dades, Michael Vecchione, David Fisher
Published: 2009
Goombata: The Improbable Rise and Fall of John Gotti and His Gang
John Cummings, Ernest Volkman
Published: 1990
Jerry Capeci, Gene Mustain
Published: 1996
Gotti’s Boys: The Mafia Crew That Killed for John Gotti
Anthony M. DeStefano
Published: 2019
Gotti’s Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia
George Anastasia
Published: 2015
Chris Kasparoza
Published: 2020
Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang
Scott M. Deitche
Published: 2022
Victoria Gotti
Published: 2006
Victoria Gotti
Published: 1998
Little Vic and the Great Mafia War
Larry McShane
Published: 2025
Dennis Lehane
Published: 2012
Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family
John H. Davis
Published: 1993
Mafia Wife: My Story of Love, Murder, and Madness
Lynda Milito, Reg Potterton, Val O’Connor
Published: 2003
Mob Killer: The Bloody Rampage of Charles Carneglia, Mafia Hit Man
Anthony M. DeStefano
Published: 2011
Mob Rules: What the Mafia Can Teach the Legitimate Businessman
Louis Ferrante
Published: 2011
Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti
Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci
Published: 1988
Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend
Matthew Randazzo V, Frenchy Brouillette
Published: 2010
Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia
Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci
Published: 1992
Rao’s Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking
Frank Pellegrino, Nicholas Pileggi
Published: 1998
Rat Bastards: The South Boston Irish Mobster Who Took the Rap When Everyone Else Ran
John “Red” Shea
Published: 2006
John A. Gotti, Peter Lance
Published: 2015
*John Gotti Jr.’s book was written with the help of his loyal yet underappreciated lawyer, Adam Mandelbaum. Who Gotti Jr., apparently greedily, did not credit in the book, or his interviews and media appearances promoting it. Instead, Gotti Jr. took sole credit for writing it.
Read more: Who Wrote John Gotti Jr.’s Book?
Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John “Sonny” Franzese
S.J. Peddie
Published: 2022
Victoria Gotti
Published: 2000
Robert Rudolph
Published: 1992
The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath
Philip Carlo
Published: 2009
Jerry Capeci
Published: 2005
The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses
RJ Roger, Joost Elffers
Published: 2024
The Friends of Eddie Coyle: A Novel
George V. Higgins
Published: 1970
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight: A Novel
Jimmy Breslin
Published: 1969
Mario Puzo
Published: 1969
The Godfather’s Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption
Rita Gigante, Natasha Stoynoff
Published: 2012
Frank Gotti Agnello
Published: 2005
The Gotti Tapes: The Sensational FBI Tapes That Convicted America’s Most Powerful Mobster
Ralph Blumenthal
Published: 1992
The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America’s Most Notorious Mobster
John Gleeson
Published: 2022
Victoria Gotti
Published: 1997
This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti
Victoria Gotti
Published: 2009
The Westies: Inside New York’s Irish Mob
T.J. English
Published: 1990
The Winter of Frankie Machine: A Novel
Don Winslow
Published: 2006
Unlocked: The Life and Crimes of a Mafia Insider
Louis Ferrante
Published: 2008
Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise and Fall of a New York Mobster
Anthony M. DeStefano
Published: 2013
Gerard Ouimette
Published: 2016
