Mob mentality

Aren't you afraid that they're going to kill you?" Seven years have passed since I published Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia. It's been quite a ride: over that time I've taken the mafia on tour everywhere from Oslo to Perth. And everywhere I hear the same question. Strangers squeeze my forearm. They look in my eyes and say how brave I am. One letter pleading with me to take care ...