NCJ Number
42233
Date Published
1977
Length
251 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK IS A NONFICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY DETECTIVE SERGEANT MATT BONORA OF THE NASSAU COUNTY (NY) POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
THE SQUEAL MAN IS POLICE JARGON FOR THE DETECTIVE WHO RECEIVES THE FIRST REPORT OF A CRIME. THE BOOK IS A TRUE, BEHIND-THE-SCENES CHRONICLE OF MURDER IN LONG ISLAND, ONE OF AMERICA'S LARGEST AND RICHEST SUBURBS. MATT BONORA'S SPECIALTY WAS SOLVING INEXPLICABLE HOMICIDES COMMITTED BY AND AGAINST THE RICH. UNLIKE THE 'TYPICAL' OR 'COMMON' CRIMINAL, THE KILLERS HE TRACKED DOWN PROTECTED THEMSELVES WITH INFLUENTIAL CONNECTIONS, SUPERIOR LAWYERS, AND MONEY. BASED ON OVER ONE HUNDRED INTERVIEWS, POLICE DOCUMENTS, AND COURT PAPERS, THE BOOK COVERS THE MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS OF BONORA'S CAREER AS WELL THE VARIEGATED WORLD OF THE SUBURBS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...MSP