Gangster Squad: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles

by Paul Lieberman

Book Overview

"Read this man's book." --James Ellroy A harrowing, edge-of-your-seat narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels--the real events behind the blockbuster Warner Brothers film starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. GANGSTER SQUAD chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII. In 1946, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250020115
• ISBN13: 9781250020116
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"