Alphaville: 1988, Crime, Punishment, and the Battle for New York City's Lower East Side

by Michael Codella and Bruce Bennett

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A raw, gritty memoir--part true-life cop thriller, part unputdownable history of a storied time and place--that will grip you by the throat until the explosive end Alphabet City in 1988 burned with heroin, radicalism, and anti-police sentiment. Working as a plainclothes narcotics cop in the most high-voltage neighborhood in Manhattan, Detective Sergeant Mike Codella earned the nickname "Rambo" from the local dealers, as well as a $50,000 bounty on...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0312592485

ISBN13:9780312592486

Release Date:November 2010

Publisher:Thomas Dunne Books

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.18 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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