Cop Hunter: The True Story of A Cop Who Spends His Career Keeping Other Cops Honest

A former NYPD detective presents an account of his undercover investigations for the NYPD Department of Internal Affairs, offering a searing expose of police corruption in New York City, its magnitude, and its impact

After 10 years as a New York City cop, in 1976 Mauro joined the Internal Affairs Divison, which polices the police, and was shocked at what he uncovered: some officers were not only taking bribes (almost standard practice) but were also guilty of armed robbery, drug dealing and murder. Despite increasing heart problems as a result of stress, he continued to work undercover and secured evidence that should have put the offenders in prison. But he found that the police department and IAD were not interested in publicizing these cases; their chief concern was with their image and they wanted no media exposure, according to the authors. As a result, the wrongdoers were simply dismissed from the force. Writing with Hoffer ( Midnight Express ), Mauro, who retired in 1986, presents a startling, convincing expose.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

After serving as the bodyguard and confidante of Bob Leuci, the real-life protagonist of Robert Daley's Prince of the City ( LJ 11/15/78), Murano became a "cop hunter," a member of the New York City Police Department's Internal Affairs Division. With the help of Hoffer, coauthor with Billy Hayes of Midnight Express ( LJ 4/15/77), Murano has written a suspenseful, insightful, and unsettling expose of his nine-year tenure uncovering police corruption. He details crimes as seemingly innocuous as supplying license plate information to those as serious as murder and drug trafficking. While his observations are at times self-serving, Murano has neverthless written a fast-paced and thrilling book that is recommended for any crime collection.
- John Turner, New York
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.