Friends of the Family
The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case
by Tommy Dades and Michael Vecchione with David Fisher
Friends of the Family takes an inside look at the crimes committed by New York
Police Department’s very own detectives—Louie Eppolito and Steve Caracappa. Detective
Tommy Dades and Brooklyn Assistant DA Mike Vecchione are at work again, telling of the biggest
corruption case that ever took place within the NYPD. Friends of the Family details
how two cops became intertwined with the Mafia and ended up being hired killers for the Mafia.
A lot of detail is given into the long and hard research that it took to get the mysterious
murders from a from a cold case to one that was eventially solved. Some details were given
about how the many different offices (DA, NYPD, Feds) would work together or, in reality, not
work well together at all. The details were not told in overwhelming ways. In fact, they were
told in New York City language. Readers can get a sense of how the authors spoke and how
frustrated they were with trying to get these detectives. It was nice to see an inside,
hands-on look at how detectives attempt to solve cold cases. There was not a lot of detail
on the court case itself, or even on Detectives Eppolito and Caracappa’s side of what exactly
happened when they were hired murderers. |
The Book |
Harper True Crime |
March 2010 |
Mass Market Paperback |
9780060874278 |
Nonfiction / True Crime |
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The Reviewer |
Jen Oliver |
Reviewed 2010 |
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