How Luciano Got Lucky, Other Myths Exposed in Cipollini's Book
Luciano offers a rare smile. Lucky Luciano: Mysterious Tales of a Gangster Legend , scheduled for release next month, will put to bed some key mysteries surrounding one of the most mythical Mafia figures in organized crime's history. The book's author, Christian Cipollini, in a recent interview, told me he's made some startling discoveries while writing the book about "Lucky," including how the gangster got his famous nickname, which believe it or not, has never been adequately detailed. With Lucky Luciano, a lot of facts are up for grabs. No one has ever even categorically explained how one of the founding members of the modern Mafia got the scars for which he was so famous. Some will even argue that he was not even a founding member of the modern Mafia. "The guy fascinated me," Cipollini said.“There’s so much mythology around him."