Wednesday
June 29 at 12:30 pm
Moderated
by
Annie Pleshette Murphy
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED
Robert
Leuci
All
the Centurions:
A New York City Cop Remembers His Years on
the Street, 1961-1981
Reading • Talk • Booksigning
The bestselling book and acclaimed film Prince of the City told only part of Robert Leuci's story. In All the Centurions, he shares the full account of his years as a narcotics detective with the New York Police Department -- a tale of daring adventure, shattered illusions, and finally, astonishing spiritual growth.
Leuci reminisces about cops both celebrated and notorious, like Frank Serpico, Sonny Grosso, and Frank King from the French Connection case. Also here are politicians, Mafia figures, corrupt defense lawyers, and district attorneys, including a young Rudolph Giuliani. Leuci reveals the dark side of the criminal justice system: the bitterness, greed, cruelty, and ambition that eventually overflowed into the streets, precinct houses, and courtrooms of the city.
As vivid and entertaining as the best crime novels, All the Centurions is the story of a man descending into a hell of his own making who ultimately finds his way out through truth and justice.
A
narcotics detective in New York City for more than twenty years, Robert
Leuci is the author of several books, including Blaze. He
lives in Rhode Island.
WORD FOR WORD is a Bryant Park lunchtime series presented in cooperation with Coliseum Books. Notable authors discuss their newest books at the Bryant Park Reading Room, alongside 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. Following the readings, the authors will sign books, for sale on site from Coliseum Books.
In case of rain, this event will be moved to the Coliseum Books Café.