Informer

10/06/2024

In autumn 1963, Joseph Valachi went on television to betray his Mafia oath of silence.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

24/05/2024

A translation of Nick Gentile's early "Vita di Capomafia" manuscript was circulated among FBI offices in May 1964. In June, the U.S. Justice Department asked informant Joseph Valachi to begin work on his autobiography.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

23/01/2024

Informer's autumn 2024 issue will focus on the personalities, events, locations, murders and betrayals in the treacherous world of Joseph Valachi.
The issue release is scheduled for Nov. 1, 2024. The articles submission deadline is Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The advertising deadline is Oct. 1, 2024.
If you're interested in contributing your work to this issue or in purchasing an ad, let us know as soon as possible.

02/10/2023

Peek inside the cover of the new issue.

01/10/2023

Released this morning (Oct. 1) in seven formats.
Learn about the Gangsters of New York's Lower East Side issue, and link to preview/purchase sites.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

20/09/2023

New advertisements for October 2023 issue.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

08/09/2023

Ebook and abridged audiobook formats of the October 2023 Informer issue can be preordered from Amazon and Google Play Books now. They will become available for use on the publication date, Oct. 3.
On that date (possibly a bit sooner), the magazine, e-magazine, hardcover and trade paperback formats of the issue will also be available. Sorry, no preordering for those.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

02/09/2023

Taking a moment to glance back at the start of this crime history journal experiment. It was fifteen years ago this month... OK, moment over. Back to work on the October 2023 issue!

18/07/2023

Writers: The articles deadline for October's issue is just two weeks away.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

05/07/2023

Crime History Authors:
If your non-fiction book on crime history was recently published (2022 or 2023) or is soon to be published (2023 or 2024), please email a press release about it to [email protected] .
(Include a description of the book's subject, how your handling of it is different from other works on the subject and a few notes about you. If a photo of the cover is not available online, you should send one of those as well.)
Informer will publish a collection of brief book announcements - as space permits - in the upcoming October 2023 issue.

27/05/2023

Printing service's labor and materials costs have climbed just a bit. Prices on our paperback book editions (Oct 2020, Oct 2021 and Nov 2022) and hardcover book edition (Nov 2022 only) are rising slightly as a result. Magazine, electronic magazine and electronic book formats are unaffected by the increase.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

27/03/2023

On this date in 1987: Longtime Buffalo mafioso Sam DiCarlo, who is known to have attended two interstate underworld gatherings, died in Miami.

Organized crime-related events on this date drawn from DiCarlo: Buffalo's First Family of Crime by Thomas Hunt and Michael A. Tona.

23/03/2023

Sam Carlino, author of Colorado's Carlino Brothers, appeared on The Members Only Podcast to discuss his family history and the process that led him to write his book. Sam made some very flattering remarks about Informer.
(Is it possible for a magazine to blush? ☺️ )

In today's episode, I do my first-ever interview with author Sam Carlino, who is is in fact the Grandson of the infamous Colorado gangster Pete Carlino, dubb...

05/02/2023

Looking for researchers/writers to assist with Informer's 2023 issue on the gangsters of New York's Lower East Side.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

29/12/2022

Nothing is set at the moment, but I am considering a 2023 Informer focus on noteworthy gangsters of New York City's Lower East Side.
How does that sound?

17/12/2022

New, lower price on audiobook version of Informer's 2022 issue, The Mob in Youngstown.

The Mob in Youngstown: Organized Crime in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys (Informer, November 2022) audiobook written by Thomas Hunt, James Barber, Justin Cascio, Margaret Janco, Thom L. Jones, Michael A. Tona, Edmond Valin. Narrated by Matt. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No month...

02/11/2022

The traditional print magazine and budget-priced PDF e-magazine editions of the November issue are available (as usual) through the MagCloud service (link below). BTW, you can access all back issues (print and digital magazine formats only) dating back to September 2008 by clicking on the Informer banner on the MagCloud site.

"Murdertown," "Bombtown," "Crimetown." Through decades, Youngstown, Ohio, endured painful nicknames, due to the rackets, violence and corruption of organized crime in the region. In this issue, we tackle organized crime history in the Mahoning/Shenango valleys, from the...

01/11/2022

Available now: The Nov. 2022 Informer tackles the history of organized crime in the Youngstown, Ohio, region, from earliest reports in the 1890s through the apparent dissolution of the Mob presence more than a century later.
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26/10/2022

Official release is next week, but...

Observations and memories by Thomas Hunt, editor, organized crime researcher, Mafia history author, Informer journal publisher.

11/10/2022

A collection of the advertisements (clickable links) from the soon-to-be-released November 2022 issue of Informer.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

07/10/2022

Trying out some new audiobook technology for the November issue. The audiobook edition of The Mob in Youngstown is now available for preorder at a discount.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

01/10/2022

The EPUB ebook version of Informer's November issue is now available for preorder on Google Play Books.

The Mob in Youngstown: Organized Crime in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys (Informer, November 2022) - Ebook written by Thomas Hunt, James Barber, Justin Cascio, Margaret Janco, Thom L. Jones, Michael A. Tona, Edmond Valin. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices...

01/10/2022

The Kindle-compatible ebook version of Informer's November issue is now available for preorder on Amazon.

The Mob in Youngstown: Organized Crime in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys (Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement)

03/09/2022

Articles deadline for the November 2022 (Mob in Youngstown) issue is now in the rearview. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of writers/researchers James Barber, Justin Cascio, Margaret Janco, Thom L. Jones, Michael A. Tona and Edmond Valin. Pages are now being designed, proofed and indexed. The issue's advertising deadline is September 30.

05/06/2022

09/05/2022

On this date in 1947: The body of former Chicago crime figure Nick DeJohn was found in the trunk of a car parked on San Francisco's Laguna Street.

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

26/04/2022

Informer's next issue will focus on organized crime in the Youngstown, Ohio, area (including nearby communities in western Pennsylvania). If you're working on something related to the subject and would like it considered for publication in this issue, please email me at [email protected].
The articles deadline is September 1, 2022. Advertisements must be in place by September 30, 2022. The issue will be released - once again in magazine, print book and e-book formats - on November 1, 2022.

30/09/2021

We thought last year's issue covered every aspect of Nick Gentile's life, including his secret "other family" in western New York. But now it seems there was ANOTHER "other family."

Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

29/09/2021

Kindle downloads of the October issue available now.

Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement - October 2021: The Mafia in California

10/05/2021

Informer's next issue is scheduled for release on October 4, 2021. Deadlines:
- Articles must be received by August 2.
- Advertisements must be received by September 6.
(Message or email to [email protected] for info.)