This is a forensic recreation of the truth had Scott Deitche managed to complete the project of transforming Lenehan from a driver in a mob-connected bank robbery to a high level mob associate and driver for Gerry Chilli.    Steve Lenehan is not your average wiseguy aspiring to join the mob. He was born into it. To truly understand New Jersey's most ruthless and sophisticated gangster, one must look at who he was raised by and where he was groomed- from the hard clashing ethnic neighborhoods of New York and New Jersey to the glamour and glitz of Atlantic City to the Sunwashed streets of Florida. After years of being intricately groomed by such noted La Cosa Nostra figures like Gerry Catena, Gerry Chilli and Jimmy Palmieri, Lenehan, through a combination of intelligence and ruthlessness that became his trademark, rose to become one of the most active and powerful gangsters that the state of New Jersey has ever seen. There was nothing illegal in the state of New Jersey that Lenehan didn't either supervise or receive tribute from. But when rivals plotted to put him out of business with a bullet Lenehan began to sing and the mafia's most insulated secrets began to surface. Lenehan now lives a life on the run knowing his former associates would pay millions to whack him, but also knows they'll think twice about trying it themselves. Find out such never before known facts like     *    Lenehan's wisdom on safecracking     *    how Lenehan, through brains and intellect rose to the rank of driver for Gerry Chilli     *    how Lenehan had Frank Vincent on the streets selling coke and heroin for him.     *    how Lenehan transformed a small time group of hoodlums into an efficient money making machine when he was named acting capo when Gerry Chilli went on vacation in Florida.     *    Lenehan's firsthand information on who really tried to whack off Frank Costello.     *    Lenehan's ultimate arrest which- without him serving as their guide- Stanfa and Merlino pointed their guns towards each other and a bloody mafia war erupted.     *    Lenehan's ultimate defection which signaled the end of the golden era of the mob, his testimony permanantly crippled the Mafia in Jersey     *    and much more! NOW ONTO THE REVIEWS!!! Gerry Chilli  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "None"  authenticity:  Mother****in ****in bull****!  Info:   That has to be the worst ****ing thing I ever read in my life! I can't believe they pays ***holes to write this ****. First off, none of that **** was true! It was all a load of BS. He ran my crew? He was my adviser? Madonn' he was a ****in gofer! I only met him a few times, he was with Brian (Giannola) who was with Chickie (Frank Fabio) who was with my newphew Joe (Chilli). Driver my ass! Nobody wants to ****in clip him, he didn't bring down oogatz, he didn't know oogatz and he damn sure wasn't told oogatz. I recieved a call recently from someone calling himself Batman who told me that Steve's running a land excavating company and that e hthreatened someone and said he was tied to the uh, mafia in NJ. It doesn't surprise me because that was the only way he ever got his foot in the door. Didn't want to wait in line at the store, threaten he was with so and so. Wanted a broad to impress, claim he was with so and so. He was a major pain in the ass I remember Chickie sayin. *Spit! Anyway, his book sucked! Joseph "Scoops" Licata  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "None"  authenticity:  "None"  Info:   I'd like to see that lowlife mother****er call me a jerk off to my face! That piece of **** was always up our ass, especially Nicky O, saying he was like a brother, why doesn't Nicky O remember this huh? Tell me that my friend? Philip Leonetti  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "None"  authenticity:  "None"  Info:  His book was pathetic. Steve was totally a weak willed character that had no balls. I heard that he frequents mob discussion forums under ''Picasso'' and tries to hide who he is by offering ''disinformation'' like trying to imply he's me. I have better things to do than impress teenagers and play Godfather of the forums. Back in the day I remember Lenehan running around doing errands for Brian Giannola, whenever he would open his mouth you could tell he was brownnosing us and when we acted like we were interested in what he was saying, he would light right up. You could tell he wanted to belong. But eventually one of us would get tired of listening to his **** and ask him to run for some sandwiches or cannoli and he would get this hurt look in his eyes, sulk and say ok. He was that pathetic! Henry Hill  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "None that I see"  authenticity:  "Weak"  Info:  [Lenehan] is just another washed up wannabe trying to do a Henry Hill. Too bad for Lenehan that I already beat him to it and brought style and bravado to being a 'rat.' He's one of the ********'s that grew up watching Goodfellas, I on the other hand was the basis for Goodfellas so he can quit that Next-Generation-Henry-Hill **** he's been saying to reporters. This is a guy whose 40 years old and still driving wiseguys around and he says it was part of his being schooled? I graduated out of that at age 15 so he must have been in the mob special ed course! Lenehan ain't no Wiseguy and I don't see another Goodfellas coming out of his story. A Day's Pay my ass! Chuck Zito  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "My book was better"  authenticity:  "My book was better"  Info:  I received an email from him asking if I would be interested in starring in a film as him and I laughed my balls off. It took me a minute to remember but I ran into him back in December of 82. This **** was going around saying that he was the one who taught me how to ride a bike so I went looking to confront him on it. Before I could ring his fat neck Jimmy Higgins stepped between us and said that drivers are hard to find during the holidays and would I please give him a pass. Out of respect I said yeah and in front of everyone, Jimmy bitch slapped Steve and made him apologize for saying what he said. He did and that was the end of it. Kind of a long step away from how he makes himself sound in his book like he's running Gerry's operations for him. Michael Franzese  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "None that I can think of"  authenticity:  "Just a driver."  Info:  I am out of that life and have moved but I can safely say that Lenehan is still fixated on it like the wannabe I always heard of him to be. Trust me, I been in that life and how he describes things are not realistic. The part about Anthony Spero putting Lenehan in charge of the Chilli crew was amazing. As if 15 to 20 paisans are gonna follow an Irishman. I went to a Christmas party shortly before I left the life and I think I met Lenehan, he was outside in the below zero weather parking cars. After most of the people left Jimmy let him come in and have the leftover manigott' and antipast we didn't eat so I doubt that he became a skipper. His book was horrible, he was just a wannabe! Steve Lenehan needs to take God into his life and trust in-- nevermind, God wouln't want his ass either. Me, God and any true Christian gives that book an honest thumb down! Ron Previte  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "It blew dead dog"  authenticity:  "Just another gunmoll."  Info:  That book was hilarious! Steve "Picasso" Lenehan is a total gun moll, a mob cheerleader who never made it to the minor leagues. Anyone who reads at what he says knows he's trying to rewrite history so he sounds like a tough guy. I remember when John [Stanfa] was fuming after his son Joe took a hit on the highway, he said to Vinny [Filipelli]- "you got Lenehan," me and Vinny didn't understand what he meant until [John] clerified himself by asking if Vinny would drive. I never met Lenehan personally but from what I heard about him and the way he wrote his book leads me to believe he made up more ****] than Ralph Natale for god sakes. Are the two related? Frank Vincent  Rating:  -10  Originality:  "It was a pack of lies"  authenticity:  "Go drive a car ya fuckin fruity ass!"  Info:  What the **** is this guy talking about? I asked him to be my driver? He slapped me around? Hey Steve- Pic- whatever you're calling yourself these days, come try and slap me otherwise shut up and go rob a ****in bank for Chickie (Frank Fabio) you finook! I met you outside the Holiday Inn and you asked if I needed a driver and I said no and that was it. And by the way, your book sucks, you didn't have oogatz to do with getting my career started you ******* moron! Two thumbs down, if I had another hand I'd give ya the finger!