Gangsters and Goodfellas: Wiseguys . . . and Life on the Run

Gangsters and Goodfellas: Wiseguys . . . and Life on the Run by Hill, Henry. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781840188813.

In 1980, my life as a "Goodfella" came to an end...I traded my Brioni and Armani suits for T-shirts and jeans. I became a normal citizen. I became Joe Schmoe, says Henry Hill, author of Gangsters and Goodfellas and subject of Wiseguy, which was the inspiration for the blockbuster film Goodfellas. After a quarter of a century of silence, Hill can finally tell us the rest of the story. Gangsters and Goodfellas picks up where Wiseguy left off, taking readers on the crazy ride of Henrys life - hiding out in the Witness Protection Programme, doing prison time for drug charges, testifying in high-profile, heavily guarded mafia trials, leaving his wife and children and eventually ending up in the entertainment business. Including an exclusive selection of photographs from Henrys personal collection, Gangsters and Goodfellas also reveals Henrys lifelong struggle with addiction, his business relationships that have ranged from mob bosses to movie producers and how, through everything, he survived: Its been a hell of a journey, and if I hadnt lived it myself, I never would believe it. I survived the mob. I survived the government, now Im trying to survive Hollywood.