Maas is survived by his third wife, Suzanne Maas, and two sons. Maas's project entailed six months of interviews with Serpico, followed by six months spent corroborating Serpico's story. Frank Serpico was a rarity: an honest policeman who realized his loyalty should lie with the public he was paid to protect, not with cops who profited from misery. In the fall of 1971, Serpico agreed to work with Maas on a book about his career as a police officer. Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Encuadernación de tapa dura. Many believed that Serpico had been set up by fellow police officers in retaliation for his whistle-blowing activities. His work also appeared in New York magazine and the Saturday Evening Post. Serpico Peter Maas Published by Grijalbo, Barcelona, 1974 Seller: Llibrenet, Sant Feliu del Raco, Spain Seller Rating: Contact seller First Edition Used - Hardcover Condition: Bien US 6.78 Convert currency US 21.96 Shipping From Spain to U.S.A. See also Peter Maas, Serpico ( New York : Viking, 1973 ) City of New York, Commission Report ( n.

While at Look magazine, he drew national attention for his story of a Louisiana black man who had been on Death Row longer than any other prisoner in the United States. He moved on to the New York Herald Tribune in Paris before joining Collier’s in 1955. The native New Yorker began writing while attending Duke U. Serpico Paperback Januby Peter Maas (Author), Frank Serpico (Author) 4.7 261 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 24.25 33 Used from 4.25 1 New from 73.23 5 Collectible from 16.35 Paperback 12.39 54 Used from 3.23 29 New from 11.13 1 Collectible from 37.85 Mass Market Paperback 12.11 21 Used from 2. In all, Maas wrote more than a dozen novels and nonfiction books as well as numerous investigative pieces. “The Terrible Hours,” his account of the first successful submarine rescue, was a Times best seller last year. Maas’ other books includes “The King of Gypsies,” “Made in America” and “Marie: A True Story,” which became a movie with Sissy Spacek. The “Underboss” book became a New York Times No.

Maas also collaborated with Gambino family underboss Sammy “the Bull” Gravano, whose testimony landed mobster John Gotti behind bars for life.

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