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Gangster squad

Author
Lieberman, Paul, 1949-

 

Publisher
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Description
549 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call #
363.2595 L
Summary
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. 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.
Subjects
Cohen, Mickey, 1914-1976. -- Gangsters California Los Angeles History 20th century. -- Organized crime California Los Angeles History 20th century.
ISBN #
9781250020154

 

ID #
1599120

 

Reviews and Notes

Summary/Annotation ->  A secret police force wages an all-out street war to drive gangs from Los Angeles after WWII in a story that will soon be a major movie starring Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling. Lieberman tracked down surviving members of the secretive LAPD squad that battled Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums in 1950s L.A.

Availability

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Broadway363.2595 LAdult Hard Cover0228561516771Due 6-4-2013
Central Adult Non-Fiction363.2595 LAdult Hard Cover0228561637809Due 6-3-2013
Bellerose363.2595 LAdult Hard Cover0228561505642Due 5-29-2013
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