Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559213809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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ROBERT DALEY served as a New York Deputy Police Commissioner in 1971-72. He is the author of fifteen books, among them Target Blue and To Kill a Cop.
Robert Leuci spent some of the most explosive years of the city's history as a New York patrolman and detective." --Robert Stone. From the Back Cover"In any country, what we know about the police tells us a lot about what we need to know anout the place
Operating in deep cover, with only the prosecutors and the police commissioner aware of his dual role, Leuci walked a tightrope that made his life a nightmare. Young and enthusiastic, Detective Robert Leuci was chosen by federal prosecutors Rudolf Giuliani, Maurice Nadjari, and Tom Puccio to probe this world of corruption as an undercover agent. In a world where conflicting pressures are excruciating, who should bear the burden of being right when so much of the system is wrong?. He was in mortal danger from both sides. In the early 1970s, the federal government undertook the investigation of the corruption penetrating the entire criminal justice system in New York City, particularly the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Narcotics division of the NYPD
mak said Five Stars. interesting read. "THE COP WHO KNEW TOO MUCH" according to lawyeraau. This is a dazzling work of nonfiction that traces the story of Robert Leuci, a young detective with the New York City Police Department who came to a crossroads in his life and found himself confronted with whom he had become and, apparently, did not like what he saw. As a team leader in the elite and now defunct Special Investigations. Excellent insight into a shielded brotherhood Though this book was written quite a few years ago, it is still relevent today. I was hooked within the first few pages. For those who recall all the upheaval of the 60's and 70's, particularly how it affected the police, it is a wonderful portrayal of the difficulties of the era. Too often a book takes one side or the other, choosing