Serpico

It is the late sixties, a time of intense social and generational upheaval. Into this maelstrom came a man who broke the mold. A working class, Brooklyn-born, Italian cop with long hair, a beard, and a taste for operaand ballet. Most of all, Frank Serpico was a man who couldn't be silenced -- or bought. For years a culture of corruption had pervaded the New York City Police Department. Police payoffs, protection, and shakedowns of gambling rackets and drug dealers were common practice. The so-called bluecode of silence protected the minority of crooked cops from the sanction of the majority.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Maas, Maas Peter, Frank Serpico
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.1997
• EAN: 9780061012143
• ISBN: 978-0-06-101214-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 171 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, TRUE CRIME: Murder / General, TRUE CRIME: Organized Crime, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Criminals & Outlaws, LAW: LEGAL HISTORY, TRUE CRIME: Historical, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Law Enforcement, LAW: Criminal Law / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Cultural & Regional