Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family
Pileggi, Nicholas
nonfiction
true crime memoir
past tense
first POV
~356 pp
A dark nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.
Matched by vibe, pacing, tone, and feel — not just genre.
| Word count | 88,892 |
| Page count | ~356 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |
| POV | first |