The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia

Guy Lawson, William Oldham

Scribner, Nov 28, 2006 - True Crime - 768 pages

From inside the heart of the NYPD - The shattering police corruption scandal and the trial that stunned a city.

Detective Stephen Caracappa achieved the distinguished rank of first grade detectve while under the hire of the Luchese crime family.

Detective Louis Eppolito worked the heart of Brooklyn's mobland; he himself was the son of a Gambino crime family soldier.

Detective William Oldham, the lead investigator on major organized-crime cases, quietly and relentlessly tracked Caracappa and Eppolito for more than seven years.

The Brotherhoods is the riveting account of the notorious rogue cops charged with murdering for the mob, and the brilliant detective who stalked them. With unparalleled access to both the NYPD and organized crime, a gallery of unforgettable characters, and sweeping from Manhattan to Las Vegas to Hollywood, this is the ultimate wiseguy story, packed with psychological intrigue, criminal audacity, and paranoid, blood-soaked fury.

Now with updates on the trial's shocking outcome and the ongoing legal battle.

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Review: The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia

User Review  - Mark - Goodreads

In the tank for mafiosi like Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso and others, New York City detectives Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito sold their badges, their souls, and their reputations to the highest ...

Review: The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia

User Review  - Lauren Stanek - Goodreads

Very interesting book. I spent a great deal of time reading about the mafia in the Detroit and Chicago areas during the 20s, but hadn't read too much about the NYC mob families. The chronology and ...

About the author

Guy Lawson is an award-winning investigative journalist whose articles on war, crime, culture, and law have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Harper's, and many other publications.

William Oldham is a decorated twenty-year veteran of the NYPD and a retired investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia
• Authors: Guy Lawson, William Oldham
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Scribner, 2006
• ISBN: 1416547886, 9781416547884
• Length: 768 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws; True Crime / General; True Crime / Murder / General; True Crime / Organized Crime