{"product_id":"blood-and-the-badge-the-mafia-two-killer-cops-and-a-scandal-that-shocked-the-nation-paperback","title":"Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Cannell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2026 Edgar Award Finalist!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in forty years, former\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editor Michael Cannell unearths the full story behind two ruthless New York cops who acted as double agents for the Mafia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo episode in NYPD history surpasses the depravities of Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, two decorated detectives who covertly acted as mafia informants and paid assassins in the Scorsese world of 1980s Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than ten years, Eppolito and Caracappa moonlighted as the mob's early warning alert system, leaking names of mobsters secretly cooperating with the government and crippling investigations by sharing details of surveillance, phone taps and impending arrests. The Lucchese boss called the two detectives his crystal ball: Whatever detectives knew, the mafia soon learned. Most grievously, Eppolito and Caracappa earned bonuses by staging eight mob hits, pulling the trigger themselves at least once. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncredibly, when evidence of their wrongdoing arose in 1994, FBI officials failed to muster an indictment. The allegations lay dormant for a decade and were only revisited due to relentless follow up by Tommy Dades, a cop determined to break the cold case before his retirement. Eppolito and Caracappa were finally tried and then sentenced to life in prison in 2009, nearly thirty years after their crimes took place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCannell's \u003ci\u003eBlood and the Badge\u003c\/i\u003e is based on entirely new research and never-before-released interviews with mobsters themselves, including Sammy \"the Bull\" Gravano. Eppolito and Caracappa's story is more relevant than ever as police conduct comes under ever-increasing scrutiny.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL CANNELL is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc\u003c\/i\u003e, and three other works of non-fiction. He has worked as an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978300457261,"sku":"9781250817808","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/U0jwkWOgp_9781250817808.webp?v=1775801523","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/blood-and-the-badge-the-mafia-two-killer-cops-and-a-scandal-that-shocked-the-nation-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}