{"product_id":"serpico-the-classic-story-of-the-cop-who-couldnt-be-bought-9780060738181","title":"Serpico: The Classic Story of the Cop Who Couldn't Be Bought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CLASSIC TRUE STORY OF THE COP WHO COULDN'T BE BOUGHT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I don't think anyone can come away from \u003cem\u003eSerpico\u003c\/em\u003e without admiration for one man's lonely integrity.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Afterword by Frank Serpico\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1960s was a time of social and generational upheaval felt with particular intensity in the melting pot of New York City. A culture of corruption pervaded the New York Police Department, where payoffs, protection, and shakedowns of gambling rackets and drug dealers were common practice. The so-called blue code of silence protected the minority of crooked cops from the sanction of the majority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto this maelstrom came a working class, Brooklyn-born, Italian cop with long hair, a beard, and a taste for opera and ballet. Frank Serpico was a man who couldn't be silenced--or bought--and he refused to go along with the system. He had sworn an oath to uphold the law, even if the perpetrators happened to be other cops. For this unwavering commitment to justice, Serpico nearly paid with his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaas, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Maas's is the author of the number one \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eUnderboss.\u003c\/em\u003e His other notable bestsellers include \u003cem\u003e The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e In a Child's Name.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in New York City.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692577296658,"sku":"9780060738181","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ddd7945e-35ed-4904-82aa-2b13d24d2d1b.jpg?v=1734127945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/serpico-the-classic-story-of-the-cop-who-couldnt-be-bought-9780060738181","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}