The life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses. With a criminal empire that stretched from the Gulf Coast throughout the Caribbean, Trafficante was linked to drug trafficking, plots to kill Fidel Castro, and the assassination of JFK. Writer Deitche scoured court records, law-enforcement reports, newspaper accounts, and counted dozens of interviews to find the complete story of this enigmatic mafioso.--From publisher description.