| Description |
xi, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
A voice from the dark side -- Bobby Covert, meet Bob Delaney -- Let's end this thing of theirs -- The consigliere and the cop -- In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty -- No good fellas here -- The bella vita -- Remember the Alamo -- Going, going, gone -- The raid -- Spiraling downward -- Whistle-blower -- A new life through hoops -- I've always been a number -- A final call. |
| Summary |
In 1975, Delaney was a relative novice in law enforcement when he was tapped by a superior to help build cases against major Mafia families by creating and running a fake business, Alamo Trucking. Delaney captures perfectly the daily routine and perils of undercover work, and describes the psychological challenges he faced during the three years of Project Alpha. Becoming a basketball referee after these proceedings was a return to an early passion of the high school all-state forward and captain of his college team?but the fear, he says, still comes back sometimes. |
| Subject |
Organized crime investigation -- New Jersey -- Case studies.
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Undercover operations -- New Jersey -- Case studies.
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Mafia -- New Jersey -- Case studies.
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Delaney, Bob, 1951-
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Basketball referees.
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| Added Author |
Scheiber, Dave.
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| ISBN |
9781402754432 |
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1402754434 |
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