Labyrinth: Corruption & Vice in the L.A.P.D: the Truth Behind the - Softcover

Randall Sullivan

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9781841953748: Labyrinth: Corruption & Vice in the L.A.P.D: the Truth Behind the

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841953741 ISBN 13: 9781841953748

Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS LTD, 2002

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When Los Angeles detective Russell Poole began investigating the killing of a black off-duty cop by a white undercover cop, little did he know that he was opening one of the wormiest cans in the history of American police enforcement. Before long Poole had established solid links that connected Suge Knight and his infamous label, Death Row Records, to the murders of both Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and to an alarmingly large number of black cops in the LAPD. "Rolling Stone" reporter Randall Sullivan supports this unravelling of the truth through meticulous journalism, following up hundreds of leads that the LAPD chose to ignore, interviewing many key witnesses and having had the complete co-operation of Russell Poole. "LAbyrinth" offers an insider's look into the worlds of renegade cops, rival gangs and hip-hop celebrities.

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About the Author:

RANDALL SULLIVAN has written for Rolling Stone, Esquire, The Guardian and other publications. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed The Price of Experience: Power, Money. Image and Murder in Los Angeles.

Review:

"The most thorough examination of these much-publicized events. Exhaustively researched, the book methodically weaves a disturbing story of corruption, intimidation and murder." -"The Boston Globe""[Sullivan] constructs a compelling story [and] writes like a man on a mission...no single source presents so complete or damning a record as"LAbyrinth"." -"Entertainment Weekly""You don't have to know anything about any of this to love this book. You just read it cover to cover with a big smile on your face."--"The Washington Post""An intense, gripping tale of crime and deceit in the City of Angels." -"Willamette Week""A deftly told, immensely relevant, true-life potboiler from the streets of urban America." -"Kirkus Reviews"(starred review)

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