Dancing with the devil
Subtitle: confessions of an undercover agent
By: Louis Diaz and Neal Hirschfeld
Contributors: Hirschfeld, Neal
Edition: 1st Gallery Books trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781439163269; 9781439148822
Subjects: United States; Case studies; Drug enforcement agents; Officials and employees; Undercover operations; Drug control; United States. Drug Enforcement Administration; Law enforcement; Biography
Description: "Growing up in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where physical violence was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the streets, Louis Diaz had what it took to survive--and to one day become what he vowed to be: a man of uncompromising principles who is 'compassionate on the inside, fierce on the outside.' These were the qualities, along with his street fighter's steely nerves and hair-trigger temper, that drove Diaz from his savage beginnings and early forays in organized crime to become one of the DEA's bravest undercover agents--the man who was instrumental in bringing down some of the nation's and the world's most notorious crime rings..."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-337).