Serpico: The Classic Story of the Cop Who Couldn't Be Bought - Softcover

Maas, Peter; Serpico, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060738189 ISBN 13: 9780060738181

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2005

Synopsis

The 1960s was a time of social and generational upheaval felt with particular intensity in the melting pot of New York City. A culture of corruption pervaded the New York Police Department, where payoffs, protection, and shakedowns of gambling rackets and drug dealers were common practice. The so-called blue code of silence protected the minority of crooked cops from the sanction of the majority.

Into this maelstrom came a working class, Brooklyn-born, Italian cop with long hair, a beard, and a taste for opera and ballet. Frank Serpico was a man who couldn't be silenced -- or bought -- and he refused to go along with the system. He had sworn an oath to uphold the law, even if the perpetrators happened to be other cops. For this unwavering commitment to justice, Serpico nearly paid with his life.

About this title

Review:

"[A] raw and moving portrait."--Chicago Sun-Times

"An absorbing story of what one angry, honest man can do ... told by a master of factual reporting."--Detroit News

"Excellent."--Newsweek

"Maas's reportage is detailed and of high narrative quality ...[Full of] tension and drama."--Rolling Stone

About the Author:

Peter Maas's is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Underboss. His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, and In a Child's Name. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060738189
• ISBN 13: 9780060738181
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402