Michael Ben­son is the acclaimed author of non­fic­tion his­to­ry and crime books, includ­ing Gang­sters vs. Nazis, Hol­ly­wood vs. Nazis, Evil Sea­son, and Betray­al in Blood, as well as Moguls, co-authored with Craig Singer. He is also one of America’s most accom­plished and pop­u­lar Mafia experts, hav­ing co-authored numer­ous books on the sub­ject, includ­ing Carmine the Snake, Mafia Hit Man, Lord High Exe­cu­tion­er, Red Hook, Car­lo Gam­bi­no, and Olive Oil King with Frank DiMat­teo and Mafia Secrets with Gian­ni Rus­so. He is a reg­u­lar com­men­ta­tor, appear­ing on numer­ous radio and tele­vi­sion shows such as 20/20, On the Case with Paula Zahn, and Dead­ly Sins on the ID: Inves­ti­ga­tion Dis­cov­ery chan­nel. A recip­i­ent of the Acad­e­my of Amer­i­can Poets Award, he can be found on Face­book at /​AuthorMichaelBenson.