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Cop Without a Badge: The Extraordinary Undercover Life of Kevin Maher [Hardcover]

Charles Kipps
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)


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Book Description

1996
Kevin Maher, working in conjunction with the FBI, the NYPD and the Secret Service, has helped solve more than a dozen homicides, put a regiment of Mafia soldiers behind bars, and plugged a high volume Columbia-Miami-New York cocaine pipeline. After a cop helped Maher avoid a second jail term in 1974, Maher began a dangerous undercover career that spanned two decades.


Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Kipps (Out of Focus) deftly labels Maher an "excitement junkie," and the aptness of that term is clear from the first paragraph of this high-speed bio. From a broken home, Maher early became addicted to fast cars, and at 17, driving a stolen car, he led police on a wild chase from the Bronx in New York City to the Catskills. For this he got a prison sentence of up to four years. After escape and re-incarceration, he had the good fortune to encounter detective Jim Doherty, who became a second father to him. He then built a career as a confidential informant for various police departments, the FBI and the DEA. His fascination with fast cars continuing, he met at a drag-racing strip the scion of one of Colombia's drug families and for several years was a serious cocaine addict whose habit wrecked his first two marriages and derailed his career as an informant. Eventually he conquered his addiction and now works for a security firm in New Jersey. From all the derring-do here emerges the portrait of a man who never grew up. First serial to Penthouse.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Fast moving and entertaining, Cop Without A Badge presents an inside look at the intangible relationship between a police officer and a paid informant." --Robert Creighton, Former Police Commissioner, Suffolk County, New York

"A giant read in the tradition of true crime book, Cop Without A Badge sets the stage for an awesome cinematic experience." --Chris Noth --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 321 pages
  • Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers; 1st edition (1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078670246X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786702466
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Screenwriter/Producer/Author Charles Kipps has won an Emmy, a Peabody, and an Edgar Award.

Kipps' film credits include Fat Albert, a feature film for Twentieth Century Fox co-written with Bill Cosby. He has two upcoming films: Anatomy of the Tide and Zarra's Law.

His television credits include Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (NBC), Little Bill (Nickelodeon), Fatherhood (Nickelodeon), The Cosby Mysteries (NBC), Columbo (ABC), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC).

His early career as a journalist included a stint as Features Editor for Variety. He is the author of the Conor Bard Mystery series with two titles currently available: Hell's Kitchen Homicide and Crystal Death. He also is the author of two non-fiction books: Out of Focus and Cop Without A Badge.

Kipps was awarded seven gold records writing and producing songs for artists such as Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. He wrote Walk Away From Love, a number one hit for David Ruffin, former lead singer of The Temptations.

Customer Reviews

Whoever it was that said "crime doesn't pay" obviously never met Kevin Maher. Red Rock Bookworm  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Iam almost finished reading this book and it is very, very interesting. cjejla  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
129 of 144 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars this book is not about Danielle/Beverly June 19, 2009
Format:Hardcover
if you are buying this book to know about Beverly Staub role in the story, you can find excerpts of it on the internet. You dont need to spend a single dollar just to read the few parts of the book where she is being mention.
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314 of 361 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Try "Cop without his facts straight" January 31, 2002
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Just what kind of fact checking was actually done on this book anyway? Kevin Maher always has and always will be known as a snake and for anyone to take his word at face value is incomprehensible. Kevin, I hope you are reading this. A set of facts as simple as those surrounding the death of your father you have distorted to suit you and make you look like a superhero. Your father did NOT die 8/9/74 the day you were released from prision as your story so eloquently puts it, with you rushing to his side just a minute too late. Your father died Aug. 9 of 1977 of a heart attack on the subway. You would not take care of the burial arrangements so your uncle Ron had to purchase a plot in Fairview Cemetary in NJ to bury him where he rests today, left out the part about how you got your Uncle Patrick kicked off the force and had the nerve to show up for his wake. You always were and are, a slimeball. This book is a farce.
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118 of 139 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Cop without a Badge May 30, 2009
By Brescia
Format:Hardcover
This book was good, but not $189.00. good! Funny after people watched "Housewifes of New Jersey" and talked about one of the cast members being in it, the price shot up. Belive me it is not worth $189.00.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars cop without a badge
was an "OK" book. Only wanted to read it because I watched the Housewife's of New Jersery show and wanted to see what the big table flipping episode was truely about. Read more
Published 14 months ago by brenda
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting....Was Glued to this book!
Been wanting to read this book for awhile now, and finally decided to buy it. I honestly thought it was going to be this rambling type non fiction, but was actually surprised from... Read more
Published 14 months ago by sernajon
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED THE BOOK!
I purchased this book because I watch the real housewives of new jersey, and this book stirred up a lot of drama on the show. when I saw it I had to read it and I LOVED it! Read more
Published 19 months ago by hokeypokey60
4.0 out of 5 stars Cop Without A Badge
I really enjoyed the book, it however did not have as much about "Danielle" from The Real Housewives of NJ as I thought it would compaired to all the problems that it caused on the... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Tami Metz
4.0 out of 5 stars (WANNABE) Cop w/o a Badge
I got and read this book as a direct result of seeing reference to it on "Housewives of New Jersey". Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. Grogan
3.0 out of 5 stars cop without a badge
Amazon.com delivers what they promise and are set out to deliver. Amazon.com takes a lot of pride in their integrity, and for obvious reasons. Read more
Published on January 18, 2011 by irina
5.0 out of 5 stars Cop without a badge
I had been watching New Jersey Housewives on Tv and someone was mentioned in this book, so had to buy it and wasnt dissapointed. Fast postage, great condition, fabulous read.
Published on December 26, 2010 by Mrs. Sandra Thomson
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting read
I was very anxious to read this book. It was very fast paced and easy to get through. I picked it up on a lazy Sunday afternoon and couldn't put it down until I finished it. Read more
Published on October 11, 2010 by penguinreader
5.0 out of 5 stars Cop Without A Badge
This book is well written and based on a true story. It takes you into the life of a confindential informant and also includes one of "The Housewives of New Jersey" that has... Read more
Published on October 5, 2010 by JBurnett
5.0 out of 5 stars Cop without a badge - book
Iam almost finished reading this book and it is very, very interesting. Hard to put down.
Published on October 3, 2010 by cjejla
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