Although Busted reads like a thriller, the breathtaking story it tells--of two journalists' quest to unmask corrupt police officers and a warped justice system, the reporting of which culminated in a Pulitzer Prize--is absolutely true. One afternoon in late 2008, a man walks into the offices of the
Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love
β Scribed by Ruderman, Wendy; Laker, Barbara
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 326 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 006208545X
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β¦ Synopsis
The shocking true story of the biggest police corruption scandal in Philadelphia history, a tale of drugs, power, and abuse involving a rogue narcotics squad, a confidential informant, and two veteran journalists whose reporting drove a full-scale FBI probe, rocked the City of Brotherly Love, and earned a Pulitzer Prize.
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