| A Shadow in the City: Confessions of an Undercover Drug Warrior Contributor(s): Bowden, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156032538 ISBN-13: 9780156032537 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Binding Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 Annotation: Joey O'Shay is not the real name of the narcotics agent in an unnamed city in the center of the country. But Joey O'Shay exists. The nearly three hundred drug busts he has orchestrated over more than two decades are real, too; if the drug war were a declared war, O'Shay would have a Silver Star. With nerves and mastery worthy of his subject, Charles Bowden follows O'Shay as he sets in motion his latest conquest, a $50 million heroin deal that originates in Colombia and has federal agents sitting at attention from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., to New York City. As it unfolds, O'Shay reveals the unerring instinct and ceaseless vigilance that have led him through minefields and brought down kingpins. But now they have led him to a place where it isn't so clear who the heroes are or what the fight has been for. And still the warrior fights on, in a murky and unforgiving landscape readers will not be able to forget. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: 363.450 |
| LCCN: 2004026622 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.38" W x 8.06" L (0.69 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Features: Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Joey O'Shay is a cop with a genius for the drug bust. But after more than two decades undercover, he's no longer so certain who the heroes of the drug war are, or what the fight is for. Still, he never feels so alive as when he's doing a deal. So this time he sets out to test himself against the elite of the drug business, the Colombians and their fine, pure heroin. Maybe he'll finally meet his match. Charles Bowden, author of the critically acclaimed Down by the River, follows O'Shay as he sets the deal in motion. A Shadow in the City confirms Bowden's reputation as a bold, genre-bending chronicler of the underworld. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowden, Charles: - CHARLES BOWDEN is a writer whose work appears regularly in Harper's, GQ, and other national publications. He is the author of several previous books of nonfiction, including Down by the River. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. |
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