Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption
John Florio
(Author)
Ouisie Shapiro
(Author)
Description
1971. Brooklyn, New York. Undercover cop Frank Serpico is knocking on a drug dealer's door. His partners are there to back him up, but when the door opens, he's staring down the barrel of a gun--and his partners are nowhere to be found.
For more than a century, the New York Police Department had been plagued by corruption, with cops openly taking bribes from gamblers and drug dealers. Not Serpico. He refused to take dirty money and fought to shed light on the dark underbelly of the NYPD. But instead of being hailed as a hero, he became a target for every crooked cop on the force. In Marked Man, John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro bring this true story of police corruption to life. Join Frank Serpico on his one-man crusade to clean up the largest police force in the United States. And discover the price he had to pay for being an honest cop.Product Details
Price
$21.99
$20.45
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publish Date
March 19, 2024
Pages
160
Dimensions
6.3 X 9.0 X 0.8 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781250621955
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John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro are the authors of Doomed, War in the Ring, One Nation Under Baseball, and One Punch from the Promised Land. They've written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Nation, and ESPN. Florio, also a novelist, is on the faculty of the Stonecoast MFA creative writing program at the University of Southern Maine. Shapiro is a six-time Emmy-award winning writer of television documentaries. They are married and live in Brooklyn, NY.
Reviews
"Gritty and inspiring." -- Kirkus Reviews
"This riveting tale of an intrepid whistleblower highlights a long history of corruption in the NYPD and offers lessons in remaining true to oneself and one's values, even if it means standing alone." -- Publishers Weekly "Careful...and extensive." -- Booklist