Marked Man - by John Florio & Ouisie Shapiro (Hardcover)

About the Book

Marked Man tells the propulsive story of Frank Serpico who, in the 1960s, single-handedly rooted out systematic corruption in the New York Police Department.

Book Synopsis

1971. Brooklyn, New York. Undercover cop Frank Serpico is knocking on a drug dealer's door. His partners are there to back him up, but when the door opens, he's staring down the barrel of a gun--and his partners are nowhere to be found.

For more than a century, the New York Police Department had been plagued by corruption, with cops openly taking bribes from gamblers and drug dealers. Not Serpico. He refused to take dirty money and fought to shed light on the dark underbelly of the NYPD. But instead of being hailed as a hero, he became a target for every crooked cop on the force.

In Marked Man, John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro bring this true story of police corruption to life. Join Frank Serpico on his one-man crusade to clean up the largest police force in the United States. And discover the price he had to pay for being an honest cop.

Review Quotes

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Texas Topaz List Pick

★ "Skillfully navigating...with Serpico's own words and the documented actions, cases, and convictions, this book is a pillar to narrative nonfiction." -- School Library Journal, starred review

"Gritty and inspiring." -- Kirkus Reviews

"This riveting tale of an intrepid whistleblower highlights a long history of corruption in the NYPD and offers lessons in remaining true to oneself and one's values, even if it means standing alone." -- Publishers Weekly

"Careful...and extensive." -- Booklist

About the Author

John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro are the authors of Doomed, War in the Ring, One Nation Under Baseball, and One Punch from the Promised Land. They've written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Nation, and ESPN. Florio, also a novelist, is on the faculty of the Stonecoast MFA creative writing program at the University of Southern Maine. Shapiro is a six-time Emmy-award winning writer of television documentaries. They are married and live in Brooklyn, NY.