- Peter Maas
Peter Maas (
June 27 1929 –August 23 2001 ) was an Americanjournalist andauthor . He was born inNew York City and attendedDuke University . Maas had Dutch and Irish heritage.He was the biographer of
Frank Serpico , aNew York City Police officer who testified against police corruption. He is also the author of the number one "New York Times" bestseller, "Underboss", about the life and times of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.His other notable bestsellers include "The Valachi Papers", "Manhunt", and "In a Child's Name", recipient of the 1991
Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime book. "The Valachi Papers", which told the story ofMafia turncoatJoseph Valachi , is widely considered to be a seminal work, as it spawned an entire genre of books written by or about former Mafiosi.Peter Maas was married to Audrey Gellen Maas, with whom he adopted a son, John-Michael Maas. He died in New York City. He made a brief cameo as himself in an episode of "".
Works
*1967—"The Rescuer: The Extraordinary Life of the Navy's "Swede" Momsen and His Role in an Epic Submarine Disaster." ASIN B000IDBZ58 (Note: "The Terrible Hours" pulls material from this book.)
*1969—"The Valachi Papers " ISBN 0-399-10832-7
*1973—"Serpico" ISBN 0-670-63498-0
*1974—"King of the Gypsies" ISBN 0-670-41317-8
*1979—"Made in America: A Novel" ISBN 0-670-44555-X
*1983—"Marie: A True Story" ISBN 0-671-60773-1
*1986—"Manhunt: The Incredible Pursuit of a CIA Agent Turned Terrorist" ISBN 0-394-55293-8
*1989—"Father and Son: A Novel" ISBN 0-671-63172-1
*1990—"In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder" ISBN 0-671-69416-2
*1994—"China White: A Novel" ISBN 0-671-69417-0
*1996—"Killer Spy: Inside Story of the FBI's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy" ISBN 0-446-60279-5 (Note: This is the mass market paperback edition.)
*1997—"Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gavano's Story of Life in the Mafia" ISBN 0-06-018256-3
*1999—"The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History" ISBN 0-06-019480-4See also
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Charles Momsen External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0530995/ IMDb Peter Maas profile page]
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