Praise for Blood and the Badge "Michael Cannell's Blood and the Badge details the extraordinary investigation of the 'Killer Cops' investigation, a harrowing story of corruption and murder within law enforcement itself. Cannell misses nothing." -- Nicholas Pileggi, bestselling author of Wiseguy and co-writer of Goodfellas "Cannell pulls back the veil to reveal law enforcement's most lurid chapter, an entwined tale of decorated detectives on the mafia payroll -- a true account of police depravity unearthed with intensive reporting." --Joe Pistone, New York Times bestselling author of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia "Blood and the Badge is the definitive work on the subject that Brooklyn DA Charles "Joe" Hynes called the worst case of police corruption in the history of the New York City Police Department." -- Michael F. Vecchione, Former Chief of the Rackets Division, Brooklyn District Attorney's office and co-author of Friends of the Family, The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case "A sharp, richly detailed book that takes you deep inside the many layers of a shocking story and delights with new, surprising revelations." -- Matt Birkbeck, bestselling author of The Life We Chose and The Quiet Don "A spellbinding story of unthinkable treachery and brutal betrayal. Michael Cannell exposes the crimes of two New York City cops who murdered for the mob as he follows the good guys who were determined to bring them to justice.

A gritty and vivid underworld tale like no other." --Dean Jobb, bestselling author of Empire of Deception; The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream ; and the upcoming A Gentleman and a Thief.