Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System

Peter Maas

ISBN 10: 0670634980 / ISBN 13: 9780670634989

Published by The Viking Press, 1973

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First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The Viking Press, 1973. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear. An excellent copy of this prolific true crime title detailing the death of Patrolman, Frank Serpico.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System
• Publisher: The Viking Press
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670634980
• ISBN 13: 9780670634989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

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.

Review

"Excellent." -- Newsweek

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

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

"[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

Excellent. --Newsweek"

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

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

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