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Friends of the Family CD: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case

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I found this Book in my Local "BOOKS A MILLION" Bookstore and it was a Wonderful read .I have to admit I had read in other Books the Basic Story of some of the Major Players "GASSPIPE" Anthony Casso ...Feldman the Federal Prosecutor and other members of Organized Crime,But it was very well presented and edited perfectly ...it Flowed and was hard to put down .How lucky we are to have Honorable Law Enforcement officers like Tommy Dades and his Partner who pursued this case with the Tenacity of two Starving Pitbulls chasing a Tender loin .The Intuitive Mistrust by Tommy Dades of the Federal Prosecutors was Amazingly on the Money ...it's nice to read when Good Prevails over EVIL.....HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

This is a most excellent read and true version of the real deal. A NYC detective, bored, and a few months away from what he felt was a forced retirement, makes a promise to a mother and the rest is simply explosive. Wait until you read how he finally nails them. The one piece of the puzzle he needed to pull it all together. You won't believe it.

It is also a very good look inside the various law enforcement agencies working on this case and the evil that is within some of them.

I never knew about these cops until I read this book. The author did his homework and illustrates how different law enforcement agencies do not cooperate very well. The book could have been about 30 pages less had a lot of the side-story fluff had not been added. Overall, it was very informative about the case and a good read for Mafia buffs.

This is one of those true crime books that is literally hard to put down. During the book, prior to the capture of the cops, you keep wondering how they are going to find whodunit; why; and how. The tenacity of Tommy Dades in pursuing the killers is remarkable. What else makes for interesting reading is the power struggle between the Feds and the State over who is going to prosecute the two cops...and how the Feds screwed the State over this battle. It makes you shake your head in sorrow. It's definitely worth adding to your true crime library. One thing that the book never really explains, though, is what made Eppolito and Caracappa turn to murdering for the mob and betray their trust of the NYC Police. Nevertheless, a great book.

Book should have been an autobiography of Tommy Dades. Book is all about what a great guy, sensitive, caring individual that he is. I expected a story about the two dirty cops, Eppolito and Caracappa, not about all the cases Dades was involved in. Waste of time and money to me.

NYPD's Applicant Investigation Unit ( hiring process ) blew this one big time.The Author, Detective Thomas Dades Ret. is also the Undercover. The book is both factual and true."A good read "