Mafia Romance
6 with the conviction of one of Carmine Persico's top lieutenants. Twenty-four months later, at the age of fifty-four, Arlyne decided it was time to immortalize her exploits in a book. Fortunately, the idea of a first-person, writer-for-hire was not among her favorites. What she had in mind was a freelance author with carte blanche to write a book about her. As it turned out, Arlyne, surprisingly, demonstrated a sophisticated editorial instinct and sensed that the story would be more credible if presented in that format. In the first instance, she contacted my husband, an investigative reporter and writer, who, after speaking with her on the phone, was fascinated by her story. "Although it s