Love or Honor
The True Story of an Undercover Cop Who Fell in Love with a Mafia Boss's Daughter
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $6.99
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Publisher Description
This "expertly written" true story of an honest New York cop who loses his head and his heart while undercover reads like "a high-caliber TV miniseries" (Publishers Weekly).
On the eve of his second wedding anniversary, Chris Anastos feels secure in his marriage and in his work with the NYPD's anticrime unit in the South Bronx. A summons to the downtown headquarters of the Intelligence Division spells trouble, however. Links between the Italian mob and a Greek criminal network in Queens have been discovered, and investigators want the Greek-American cop to go undercover.
Reluctantly, Anastos agrees. For five years he plays his role to perfection, moving back and forth between his comfortable home life and a murky, underground world of wiseguys, pimps, bookies, racketeers, thieves, and heroin dealers. But when the happily married cop falls in love with the beautiful, raven-haired daughter of a Long Island capo, he faces his gravest threat yet.
From the acclaimed author of A Death in Canaan and A Death in California, this is the unforgettable true story of a good man torn between passion and principle.
Customer Reviews
Excellent work!
Having read all three of Joan Barthell’s true crime books, it is difficult to say which I would recommend as “the best.” She has the ability to write about extremely complex characters with clarity. I like her focus on the psychological drama that plays out, without losing the factual timeline events that keeps the characters lives, and thus the story, moving forward.
I had a hard time putting this book down, as I did with her other two crime narratives. I do think that the complexity of subject matter made the story more “heavy” in comparison.
If you lived within a two hundred mile radius of NYC during the 70’s and 80’s, and paid attention to news at all, it was impossible to ignore the stories of extreme violence and organized crime! If you were 10-20 years old during those years, you will recognize the crime family names, be reminded of particularly significant assassinations, and gain a feeling for the climate on the streets and the lives of those involved directly, indirectly and tangentially involved.