Gangster squad : covert cops, the mob, and the battle for Los Angeles
Lieberman, Paul, 1949-2012
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Main title:
Gangster squad : covert cops, the mob, and the battle for Los Angeles / by Paul Lieberman.
Author:
Edition:
Large print ed.
Imprint:
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2012.
Collation:
643 p. (large print), [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series:
Thorndike Press large print crime scene
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE WHALENS MOVE WEST TO THE CITY OF ANGELS -- 1.The Dusty Road Con -- 2.The City Where Evil Comes from Without -- 3.Young Jack Whalen Takes a Plane Ride -- pt. II THE GANGSTER SQUAD'S SERGEANT JACK O'MARA SETS HIS TRAP FOR MICKEY -- 4.Orientation in an Alley -- 5.O'Mara's Mulholland Drive Sneeze -- 6.Mickey Moves Up, Bugsy Moves (Six Feet) Down -- 7.The Fake Drive-By -- 8.O'Mara Meets the Whalens -- 9.A Bug in Mickey's TV -- 10.L.A.'s Year in the Gutter -- 11.The Funeral Wreath -- 12.Florabel to the Rescue -- 13.Fifty-eight Rubouts and a Wedding -- 14.The Bedbug -- 15.Mickey's Turn -- 16.The Trap -- pt. III SERGEANT JERRY WOOTERS AND THE DEADLY NIGHT AT RONDELLI'S -- 17.Jerry Meets Jack -- 18.How Jack Whalen Became "The Enforcer" -- 19.The $1 Career -- 20.A Lecture from the Court -- 21.A Favor for Mr. Dragnet -- 22.Mickey Gets Out -- 23."It's Hard" -- 24.Bad %$#@ Words -- 25.Expensive %$#@ Words -- 26.Jack Whalen Tries "The Scamus" --Contents note continued: 27.More Money for Mickey -- 28.Coins and a Cucumber -- 29.A Ring for the Stripper -- 30."Bend Your Knees and Roll" -- 31."Don't Fuck with That Little Jew" -- 32.A Phone Call at the Jail -- 33.The Deadly Night in the Valley -- 34."I'm the Man" -- pt. IV JUSTICE -- 35.Freddie Loses It -- 36.Mickey Takes the Stand -- 37.O'Mara's Turn -- 38.Jethro Gives Chase -- 39.Mickey's Boast -- 40.Deja Vu -- 41.The Lead Pipe -- 42.The Visit -- 43.A Song by Sinatra -- 44.Freddie's Last Laugh -- 45.The Eulogy.
ISBN:
9781410453440 (hbk)1410453448 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.10660979494364.106
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
208820
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Large Print | LP 364.106 LIE | Available |