NYPD Confidential - by Leonard Levitt (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

For years, the police commissioner and the mayor have duked it out for publicity, credit, and power. Some have translated their stardom into success after leaving office, while others have been hung out to dry. NYPD Confidential reveals the battles for power that have led to the city's most infamous corruption cases. Filled with amazing details of backroom deals and larger-than-life power brokers, Leonard Levitt lays bare the backstabbing, power grabs, and chaotic internal investigations that make city givernment look like a modern-day Tammany Hall.

Review Quotes

"Levitt tells his story of police misdeeds and malpractice, interrupted by occasional profiles in courage, with his trademark saving grace: a wicked sense of humor." --Village Voice

"Levitt addresses the big issues via an engaging, character-driven narrative." --New York Magazine

"An arresting look inside a fascinating department, as piercing as Glock fire, as tight as a handcuff click." --Newsday

"Eye-opening reporting on America's largest and most powerful police force." --Kirkus Reviews

"Levitt's account is an engrossing in-depth look at scandal inside the NYPD." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About the Author

LEONARD LEVITT wrote the column, One Police Plaza for Newsday about the New York City police department from 1995 to 2005. He has also worked as a reporter for the Associated Press and the The Detroit News, as a correspondent for Time magazine, and as the investigations editor of the New York Post. His work has appeared in Harper's magazine, Esquire, and the New York Times Magazine. He received an Edgar Award for his nonfiction work Conviction. He currently runs www.nypdconfidential.com. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut.