Robert Leuci
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bestselling book and acclaimed film Prince of the City told only part of Robert Leuci's story. In All the Centurions, he shares the full account of his years as a narcotics detective with the New York Police Department — a tale of daring adventure, shattered illusions, and finally, astonishing spiritual growth.
Leuci reminisces about cops both celebrated and notorious, like Frank Serpico, Sonny Grosso, and Frank King from the French
...2) The snitch
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
When a police raid goes wrong, the fallout is deadly Nick Manaris is a promising detective, but he's lost his love for the job. After years wading through the worst the city has to offer, life as a cop has begun to feel like torture. Assigned to work with slick detective Sonny McCabe and his gang of cowboys, Nick knows he's gotten in over his head. Sonny believes a gang of Cubans has come to an agreement with the Mafia, trading guns for drugs, and...
Author
Publisher
Freundlich Books
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Detective Victoria has never been shy about robbing heroin addicts. He loves the looks on their faces when he kicks down their doors and finds their highs gone in an instant. After seventeen years on the force, Victoria has no delusions about being an honest cop. And that makes him a perfect bagman for Tommy Doyle. Doyle is the New York Police Department's chief of detectives, the top dog in a very dirty bunch. To young Bobby Porterfield the...
4) Blaze
Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In the roughest parts of Brooklyn, a brilliant female detective goes after a psychotic loan shark Capt. Nora Riter is a cop with a future, assuming her deadbeat husband doesn't mess it up first. He's hocked her jewelry, stolen her gun, and had cocaine delivered to their home. Their marriage is a toxic mess that could end her career-unless Blaze Longo ends it first. On the streets of Red Hook, Blaze is a legend: a merciless loan shark who wields a...
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
In the most vicious precinct in Brooklyn, a female detective wages war on corruption In the New York Police Department, Monty Adams is the prince of pain. An Old Testament officer, he believes that God is wrathful, and that the police are the Lord's favorite weapon. The toughest cop in South Brooklyn, Adams isn't above bending the laws to suit his own personal sense of justice. So when his partner's nephew is snatched off the streets of Red Hook and...
7) Odessa Beach
Author
Publisher
Freundlich Books
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Fleeing the KGB, a Russian conman decamps for New York City to build a new empire of crime Nikolai "Niki" Zorakoff has made a killing on the Soviet black market. He smuggles in luxury goods from the West-the blue jeans and perfumes that wealthy Muscovites simply can't do without-and sells them for small fortunes. But when the KGB takes an interest in Niki's operation, he knows he must run or die. And so, with a forged passport and as much money as...