Perry de Marco, Sr. was the lawyer for Thomas Martinez, a central figure in The Federal Prosecution of The Order, one of the most dangerous, gangs of the Twentieth Century. This famous case resulted in the publication of the book Brotherhood of Murder, by Thomas Martinez, with John Guinther.

Acknowledgements

My thanks are also extended to: Stan Lacks and Larry Bailine, who did so much to formulate the idea of the book; Edward F. Borden, Jr.; Perry DeMarco, to whom I should have listened earlier; my editor at McGraw Hill, Elisabeth Jakab; and my agent, Elizabeth Knappman.

My entire family supported me with love and hope when I gave them little cause for either; to them my endless gratitude.