Writer Denny Griffin on the Mob Book Business
Dennis Griffin has written several books on organized crime in America. Dennis Griffin writes about a lot of things, perhaps most notably, the Mafia (see story on Andrew Didonato , about whom Denny wrote Surviving the Mob , one of my favorite mob books ). When I interviewed him recently, one of my first questions was: "What do you consider the most difficult part of the book-writing process?" I expected a few possible responses, one or two involving a firearm. "Promotions," he said immediately as if that answer had been lurking on the tip of his tongue all along. I nearly fell out of my chair. "What about the research?"