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* ''Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia'' with [[Kenny Gallo|Kenny "Kenji" Gallo]] (Phoenix Books and Audio, 2009) ISBN 1-59777-615-7
* ''Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia'' with [[Kenny Gallo|Kenny "Kenji" Gallo]] (Phoenix Books and Audio, 2009) ISBN 1-59777-615-7
* ''Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend'' with [[Frenchy Brouillette]] (Phoenix Books and Audio 2009 / Simon & Schuster 2010) ISBN 1-59777-616-5
* ''Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend'' with [[Frenchy Brouillette]] (Phoenix Books and Audio 2009 / Simon & Schuster 2010) ISBN 1-59777-616-5

== Reviews ==
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6674227.html?q=Breakshot Starred Review of ''Breakshot'' at Publishers Weekly]
* [http://sheltonhull.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/review-breakshot/ Review of ''Breakshot'' at Money Jungle Safari]
* [http://www.lettersonpages.com/2008/08/ring-of-hell-by-matthew-randazzo-v/ Review of ''Ring of Hell'' at Letters On Pages]
* [http://sheltonhull.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/review-ring-of-hell/ Review of ''Ring of Hell'' at Money Jungle Safari]
* [http://www.wrestlingconfidential.com/?p=1067 Review of ''Ring of Hell'' by Jon Snowden]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:28, 24 May 2017

Matthew Randazzo V
Born (1984-03-13) March 13, 1984 (age 40)
New Orleans, Louisiana
OccupationWriter and historian
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMelissa Randazzo

Matthew Randazzo V (born March 13, 1984) is an American true crime writer and historian originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, who currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington.[1] Randazzo is of Sicilian-American, Isleño, and Cajun descent.[2] He is the author of 2008's Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & The Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry, co-author of 2009's Phoenix Books release Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia with Kenny "Kenji" Gallo, and author of 2010's Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend with gangster Frenchy Brouillette,[3] which claims to be the first book to ever break the code of secrecy in the New Orleans Mafia family. Breakshot was republished in 2010 by Simon & Schuster imprint PocketBooks.[4]

Film and TV adaptations

Two of Randazzo's books have been purchased for television and film adaptation. Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia was optioned by producer Henrik Bastin and sold to Fox Broadcasting Company for development as a weekly hour-long dramatic series with Oscar winner Robert Moresco attached as producer/screenwriter.[5]

Bibliography

  • Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & The Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry (Phoenix Books and Audio, 2008) ISBN 1-59777-579-7
  • Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia with Kenny "Kenji" Gallo (Phoenix Books and Audio, 2009) ISBN 1-59777-615-7
  • Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend with Frenchy Brouillette (Phoenix Books and Audio 2009 / Simon & Schuster 2010) ISBN 1-59777-616-5

References

  1. ^ Sequim author's first book looks inside professional wrestling, Peninsula Daily News, June 17, 2008.
  2. ^ MRV Bio
  3. ^ Phoenix Books Summer 2009 Catalog.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ [2]
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