-Titulo Original : Serpico
-Fabricante :
Harper Perennial
-Descripcion Original:
About the Author Peter Maass 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 Childs Name. He lives in New York City. THE CLASSIC TRUE STORY OF THE COP WHO COULDNT BE BOUGHTI dont think anyone can come away from Serpico without admiration for one mans lonely integrity. -New York TimesWith an Afterword by Frank SerpicoThe 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 couldnt 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 I dont think anyone can come away from Serpico without admiration for one mans lonely integrity. - New York TimesA penetrating . . . exciting story. - San Francisco Chronicle[A] raw and moving portrait. - Chicago Sun-TimesAn absorbing story of what one angry, honest man can do. - Detroit NewsExcellent. - Newsweek From the Back Cover 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 couldnt 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.
-Fabricante :
Harper Perennial
-Descripcion Original:
About the Author Peter Maass 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 Childs Name. He lives in New York City. THE CLASSIC TRUE STORY OF THE COP WHO COULDNT BE BOUGHTI dont think anyone can come away from Serpico without admiration for one mans lonely integrity. -New York TimesWith an Afterword by Frank SerpicoThe 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 couldnt 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 I dont think anyone can come away from Serpico without admiration for one mans lonely integrity. - New York TimesA penetrating . . . exciting story. - San Francisco Chronicle[A] raw and moving portrait. - Chicago Sun-TimesAn absorbing story of what one angry, honest man can do. - Detroit NewsExcellent. - Newsweek From the Back Cover 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 couldnt 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.
