“An extensive buffet of New York City’s real crime history, served up in spicy bite-sized portions.”―Raymond W. Kelly, Former NYC Police Commissioner

“Fact rivals fiction in this gritty, well-researched collection, an insiders’ look at more than 175 years of New York’s most infamous crimes. The authors – NYPD Lieutenant Bernand Whalen, crime reporter Philip Messing and retired Detective, Robert Mladinich — have detailed a history of many of the city’s most notorious and zaniest capers.”―Nicholas Pileggi, author of the bestsellers Casino and Wiseguy