<div><B>A New York City Police Inspector tracks a serial killer who&rsquo;s been murdering sports referees in this spectacular crime fiction blockbuster by Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning journalist Mike McAlary</B><BR /><BR /> They call Mickey Donovan &ldquo;the Wraith.&rdquo; A sometimes-rogue NYPD Deputy Inspector who knows the city top to bottom, he clashes against the police brass and the mayor&rsquo;s office as he haunts the streets searching for his heroin-addicted daughter, Dillon. But now a truly bizarre serial killer is forcing Donovan&rsquo;s mind back into the cop game. A very efficient murderer has been targeting the umpires and referees of a variety of sports, both pro and amateur, whose only crimes seem to be questionable calls. Initial suspicion falls on hotheaded tennis star Ginny Glade, who lost a tournament title thanks to a now-deceased line ump&rsquo;s errant call. Donovan, however, has his doubts&mdash;and suddenly a vengeful maniac is causing the deputy&rsquo;s personal and professional lives to collide in very dangerous ways.<BR />  <BR /> The only foray into crime fiction from Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning newspaper columnist Mike McAlary, <I>Sore Loser </I>is a razor-sharp, lightning-paced winner&mdash;rich in atmosphere, insider knowledge of New York, and pitch-perfect urban speak&mdash;that respects the time-honored conventions of the police detective novel while reconfiguring them in wildly imaginative ways.<BR /></div>

Sore Loser

<div><B>A shocking true story of corruption and crime in the ranks of the NYPD in the worst police scandal since the revelations of Fred Serpico</B><BR /><BR /> In the 1970s, New York City&rsquo;s 77th Precinct was known as &ldquo;the Alamo.&rdquo; In Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn&mdash;neighborhoods notorious for drugs and violent crime&mdash;some of the worst criminals wore police uniforms and carried badges. Henry Winter was a good cop when he first entered the infamous 77th station house that was already infamous as a home to the dregs of the NYPD. Before long, he and fellow officer Anthony Magno found themselves deeply entrenched in the Alamo&rsquo;s culture of extortion, lies, corruption, and crime&mdash;and they were regularly supplementing their incomes by ripping off thieves, drug dealers, junkies, and honest citizens alike. But the gravy train couldn&rsquo;t stay on the rails forever. Winter and Magno were caught and faced a devastating choice: They could betray their crooked friends and colleagues by helping investigators expose the rot that festered at the Alamo&rsquo;s core&mdash;or spend the next several years behind bars.<BR />  <BR /> In <I>Buddy Boys</I>, Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning investigative journalist Mike McAlary blows the doors off 1 of the worst scandals ever to taint New York&rsquo;s uniformed guardians, the men and women sworn to protect and serve the populace. Blistering, shocking, and powerful, it&rsquo;s a frightening look inside the NYPD and an eye-opening exploration of the daily temptations that can seduce a good cop over to the dark side.<BR /></div>

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