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Mafia Cop/the Story of an Honest Cop Whose Family Was the Mob

by Lou Eppolito and Bob Drury

Hardcover, 251 pages, Simon & Schuster, List Price: $22 |

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Mafia Cop/the Story of an Honest Cop Whose Family Was the Mob
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A man who turned his back on the mob to become the eleventh most decorated New York City cop in history describes his twenty-year career and how he was falsely accused of selling secrets to the mob. 75,000 first printing. Tour.

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