Peter Maas
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Peter Maas (June 27, 1929 – August 23, 2001) was an American journalist and author. He was born in New York City and attended Duke University. Maas had Dutch and Irish ancestry.[1]
He was the biographer of Frank Serpico, a New York City Police officer who testified against police corruption.[1] 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 of Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi, is widely considered to be a seminal work, as it spawned an entire genre of books written by or about former Mafiosi. In May 1966, Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach had asked a district court to stop Maas from publishing his book on Valachi—the first time that a U.S. Attorney General had ever tried to ban a book. Maas was never permitted to publish his edition of Valachi's original memoirs, but was allowed to publish a third-person account based upon interviews he himself had conducted with Valachi. These formed the basis of the book The Valachi Papers, which was published in 1968 by Putnam.[2]
He made a brief cameo as himself in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street.
Maas died in New York City, aged 72, on August 23, 2001.[3]
Bibliography
- 1967Template:SndThe 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.)
- 1968Template:SndThe Valachi Papers Template:ISBN; filmed as The Valachi Papers
- 1973Template:SndSerpico: The Cop Who Defied the System Template:ISBN; filmed as Serpico[4][1]
- 1974Template:SndKing of the Gypsies Template:ISBN; filmed as King of the Gypsies
- 1979Template:SndMade in America: A Novel Template:ISBN
- 1983Template:SndMarie: A True Story Template:ISBN; filmed as Marie, winner of a Christopher Award[5]
- 1986Template:SndManhunt: The Incredible Pursuit of a CIA Agent Turned Terrorist Template:ISBN; The story of CIA agent Edwin P. Wilson.[6]
- 1989Template:SndFather and Son: A Novel Template:ISBN
- 1990Template:SndIn a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder Template:ISBN; filmed as In a Child's Name
- 1994Template:SndChina White: A Novel Template:ISBN
- 1996Template:SndKiller Spy: Inside Story of the FBI's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy Template:ISBN
- 1997Template:SndUnderboss Template:ISBN
- 1999Template:SndThe Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History Template:ISBN – The story of Charles Momsen's rescue of the USS Squalus.
See also
- Charles Momsen, the subject of Maas' book The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History [7]
References
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External links
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- Peter Maas obituary, The New York Times, August 24, 2001.