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In David Kocieniewski's The Brass Wall comes a brilliantly reported true story of power and betrayal in the NYPD set against the worlds of the Mafia and big-city politics.
In 1993, Vincent Armanti, Undercover Detective #4126, agreed to infiltrate the branch of the Lucchese family responsible for the homicide of a beloved fireman. Already a legend for successfully posing as a hit man and arms smuggler, Armanti transformed himself into Vinnie "Blue...
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Morrow
Pub. Date
1989.
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English
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An honest cop loses his head and his heart in this gripping account of a love affair on the wrong side of the law On the eve of his second wedding anniversary, Chris Anastos feels secure in his marriage and in his work with the NYPD's anticrime unit in the South Bronx. A summons to the downtown headquarters of the Intelligence Division spells trouble, however. Links between the Italian mob and a Greek criminal network in Queens have been discovered,...
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You've probably heard of Anna Gristina, the notorious "Soccer Mom Madam," who allegedly operated a multimillion-dollar escort service with clients from the Forbes billionaires list to Capitol Hill. But you haven't heard of the woman who helped bring the Soccer Mom Madam down -- until now. This is Rebecca Kade's intimate account of her career as an escort and her work as an undercover agent for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
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Thunder's Mouth Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Saggio reminisces about the era of true wise guys like his Uncle Philly--a contemporary of Al Capone. For Frankie, the only way to avoid the modern mob treachery is to avoid getting involved with any single mob family, working "freelance" for all five.