Book description
This title offers an inside look at the most notorious case to rock the New York Police Department - the story of two NYPD cops who moonlighted as mob hit men - told by the cop and DA investigator who solved New York's coldest case, with never-before-released documents and information.
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1 author picked Friends of the Family as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Even if Retired NYPD Detective Thomas Dades didn’t introduce me to my co-author Anthony Nelson, I’d still highly recommend this gripping, behind-the-scenes account of one of the most shocking and consequential corruption investigations in NYPD history.
This work dives into the day-to-day work of putting together a case against two of the most corrupt police officers in New York City history: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, a.k.a. the “Mafia Cops.”
It is the compelling story you can’t help but marvel at the investigative tenacity, political crosswinds navigated by prosecutors and investigators, personal costs and professional risks, and the sheer amount…
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