Fiction Pick of the Week: "What to Do About the Solomons"
In an excerpt from the author's debut novel, LAPD officers search an affluent couple's home.
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A Severed Head, Two Cops, and the Radical Future of Interrogation
A novel interrogation technique is transforming the art of detective work: Shut up and let the suspect do the talking.
L.A. Noir: Tales from the Gangster Squad
When the East Coast mob showed up in L.A. in 1946, the LAPD formed a ruthess special unit to run them out of town: the Gangster Squad.
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Part I: Crusaders in the underworld: The LAPD takes on organized crime
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Part II: While Mickey Cohen dodges bullets, the squad seeks revenge on gossip columnist Florabel Muir
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Part III: The Gangster Squad sets a trap for Mickey Cohen
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Part IV: Cop befriends a crook
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Part V: Fatal advice to The Enforcer, 'Don't take any firearms'
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Part VI: A fateful night at Rondelli's
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Part VII: Noir justice catches up with Mickey Cohen
Not Forgotten
On the LAPD’s decade-old cold case division: its detectives, its tactics, and its successes.
L.A. Confidential
Rogue cops in the LAPD Rampart division’s anti-gang CRASH unit (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) were involved in everything from drug smuggling and bank robberies to, allegedly, the murder of Christopher “Notorious BIG” Wallace.
The Dirtiest Cop Alive
A profile of Rafael Pérez, an infamously corrupt LAPD officer and the inspiration behind the Vic Mackey character on The Shield.
