Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler wrote the screenplay, adapting Peter Maass biography of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who went undercover to expose corruption in the police force. Maas was born on June 27, 1929, in New York, and lived there until his death. Serpico is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical crime film directed by Sidney Lumet, and starring Al Pacino. Cheap T-Shirts, Buy Quality Mens Clothing Directly from China Suppliers:Serpico T Shirt Sidney Lumet Peter Maas Al Pacino Cinema Movie Hollywood Film Large. Maas, who detailed the life of an incorruptible New York City police officer named Frank Serpico in a book that became an Al Pacino movie, died at Mount Sinai Hospital of an. The NBC made-for-TV movie 'Submerged' was based on the book. by Peter Maas, Frank Serpico 3.8 Paperback (Reprint) 16.99 Paperback 16.99 Audio MP3 on CD 41.

His most recent book, 1999's 'The Terrible Hours,' detailed a U.S. His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Serpico. Maas also wrote 'Killer Spy' in 1995 about the case of CIA agent Aldrich Ames, convicted of spying for the Russians and the former Soviet Union. Peter Maass is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Underboss. Serpico book by Peter Maas on all Children's Books True Crime Books > Famous Criminal Books ISBN: 043935806X ISBN13: 9780439358064 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 in the Harry Potter Series) by Peter Maas See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.59 - 4.89 Paperback 5.49 - 15.55 Mass Market Paperback 5.29 - 5. Other well-known works - including 1969's 'The Valachi Papers' and 1997's 'Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gavano's Story of Life in the Mafia' - chronicled the world of organized crime. Maas' 1973 work, 'Serpico' - a real-life story about an undercover cop who couldn't be bought - was made into a successful movie that garnered an Academy Award nomination for star Al Pacino. at Mount Sinai Hospital, said spokeswoman Lucia Lee. The author, who wrote more than a dozen novels and works of nonfiction in his long career, died at 5:40 p.m. NEW YORK (CNN) - Best-selling author Peter Maas died Thursday at a Manhattan hospital, a spokeswoman said.

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