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Michael Codella
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Alphaville: New York, 1988: Welcome to Heroin City |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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320 |
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2011-02-01 |
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0283071354 |
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Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd |
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0.88 pounds |
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1.22 x 5.31 x 8.5 inches |
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Unabridged |
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1 Victalian (Spain) |
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1 PJP (United Kingdom) |
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Product Description
Welcome to Alphabet City in the Lower Eat Side, Manhattan's most crime-ridden neighbourhood. Murder, rape and violence are hitting record levels the streets, fuelled by a drug problem that's got the city by the throat so hard it could explode into full-blown anarchy. It was into this vision of hell that Mike Codella and his partner Gio stepped in 1988, two plainclothes narcs expected just to pull a few street arrests to keep statistics looking good, and try to get out alive. But Mike had his eyes on something bigger. Davey Blue Eyes: local kingpin, druglord and stone cold murderer. Just one drawback - no one even knew what he looked like. Fascinating, brutal and told with a furious, even poetic energy, Alphaville stands shoulder to shoulder with other modern true crime classics such as Serpico, The French Connection, Wiseguy, or David Simon's Homicide. "Nerve-shreddingly real. Addictive, brilliant and compelling. A staggeringly well-written true-life drama, which had me breathless from the first page to the last." (R.J. Ellory, number 1 bestselling autor of "A Simple Act of Violence" and "A Quiet Belief in Angels").
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http://bookmooch.com/0283071354 |
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