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Author Lieberman, Paul, 1949-

Title Gangster squad : covert cops, the mob, and the battle for Los Angeles / by Paul Lieberman.

Imprint New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, ©2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  364.106 LIE    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.106 LIEBERMAN    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  363.2595 LIE    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description 549 pages, [16] pages of plates ; 21 cm
Contents Prelude: A violin case under the bed -- The Whalens move west to the City of Angels -- The gangster squad's Sergeant Jack O'Mara sets his trap for Mickey -- Sergeant Jerry Wooters and the deadly night at Rondelli's -- Justice -- Afterword: Machine gun shoot-outs on the big screen.
Summary A harrowing narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels. Lieberman chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII.
Subject Cohen, Mickey, 1914-1976.
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department -- History -- 20th century.
Gangsters -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Organized crime -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Cohen, Mickey, 1914-1976. (OCoLC)fst01636409
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department. (OCoLC)fst01831442
Gangsters. (OCoLC)fst00937713
Organized crime. (OCoLC)fst01047884
California -- Los Angeles. (OCoLC)fst01204540
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781250020116 (trade pbk.)
1250020115 (trade pbk.)
9781250020154
1250020158
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