Smokescreen is a riveting true-life tale of a brilliant undercover agent who infiltrated the world of organized crime. Tall, handsome, larger-than-life Cal Broeker was a successful businessman with a wife and two kids, respected in his upstate New York community. When he discovered that his business partners in Montreal were linked to organized crime, Broeker's life — and reputation — went into a tailspin. To regain his good name, Broeker became an undercover agent for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Neither a cop nor an informer, Broeker was able through a combination of personal charisma and situational savvy to go further undercover than any law enforcement agent. He penetrated into the heart of biker gangs, drug cartels, Mohawk smuggling operations, and the Russian mafia.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Lays bare the heretofore murky underworld or organized crime,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Smokescreen: One Man Against the Underworld (Hardcover)
Collaboratively written by Paul William Roberts and Norman Snider, Smokescreen: One Man Against The Underworld is the true story Carl Broeker, an ordinary businessman who was betrayed by his partner and forced to confront a deadly, blacklist world of organized crime and illicit trafficking. Drawn into undercover work with the Secret Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Broeker found himself caught up in a deadly thrill ride of lies, deceits, crime in this compelling biographical narrative of international crime lords, illegal smuggling operations, and political corruption. Smokescreen strips away the subterfuge and lays bare the heretofore murky underworld or organized crime on both sides of the Canadian/American border.
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painful to read,
By M.R. (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Smokescreen: One Man Against the Underworld (Paperback)
I read about 45 pages of this before I stopped. Reading this felt like I was in my freshman high school English class and one of my classmates was sharing their creative writing. If that were the case, Mr. Mullen would have tore this to shreds and made the student cry. Do not waste your time or money.
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Smokescreen,
This review is from: Smokescreen: One Man Against the Underworld (Paperback)
What a tale. Tight and beautifully told. Smokescreen is a real insight into the the world of criminal activity in Canada. Certainly one of the great books about smuggling. On a par with Howard Mark's Mr Nice.
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In 1992, Big Cal Broeker was one of Chateaugay's leading citizens, a real straight arrow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Little John, Cal Broeker, New York, Jon Blake, Réal Dupont, Calvin Broeker, Larry Miller, Tom Habib, Yves Raic, United States, Richard Aran, Dick Fanzetti, Greene Avenue, Nick Miller, Damien Love, Ron Ong, Hell's Angels, Ted Phano, Bob Osler, Dale Trotter, Secret Service, Keith Tasque, Richard Casey, Art Franklin, Big Cal New!
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In 1992, Big Cal Broeker was one of Chateaugay's leading citizens, a real straight arrow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bonded yard, rat phone, cold approach Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little John, Cal Broeker, New York, Jon Blake, Réal Dupont, Calvin Broeker, Larry Miller, Tom Habib, Yves Raic, United States, Richard Aran, Dick Fanzetti, Greene Avenue, Nick Miller, Damien Love, Ron Ong, Hell's Angels, Ted Phano, Bob Osler, Dale Trotter, Secret Service, Keith Tasque, Richard Casey, Art Franklin, Big Cal New!
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