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Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob
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Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
February 1st 2008
by Union Square Press
(first published 2008)
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Bob Delaney is a referee for the NBA, but that wasn't his first job. Before basketball, he was a New Jersey State Trooper who worked deep cover to infiltrate the mob on the Jersey waterfront. This book outlines the events of his under cover life.
I enjoyed reading this book very much for the most part. Although it opened on the basketball court, something I had little to no interest in, it jumped quickly into the law enforcement side of things. Delaney did a great job describing his ...more
I enjoyed reading this book very much for the most part. Although it opened on the basketball court, something I had little to no interest in, it jumped quickly into the law enforcement side of things. Delaney did a great job describing his ...more
I enjoyed reading this book though in some areas it was a little slow. Good story about a young state trooper who agreed to work undercover and infiltrate the mob. Once he retired from the state police he became a NBA referee. Good read!
Awesome story and scary at the same time. I really felt sorry for him for all the things he had to go through while under cover. He had a very hard time getting his life put back together after being “covert” for so long.
Cool story, although I enjoyed the mob part a lot more than the basketball part. He does seem a little like he toots his own horn a little, but all in all, it is a very interesting story.
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Excellent insight into undercover work and the difficulties before we had all of our current technology. Gives you an appreciation for the people that do that type of work.
Bob Delaney's real life story reads part Law and Order, part Godfather and part Sportscenter. Truly a fascinating life he had lead.
Talk about a double life NJ. state trooper undercover agent working to arrest and break up NJ mob to NBA ref. What a story
A good story, but there are better out there that cover this sort of subject...
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Another Mob book...and now he is an NBA referee! Very good!
Kind of slowed once he became a ref. Wish they had more pics of the bad guys.
I saw an interview with Bob Delaney on ESPN when his book came out and was interested in his story- undercover NJ trooper turned NBA referee. Good story, simple but effective writing and storytelling, lots of interesting mob facts and references. I especially liked reading about his life after coming out of his undercover role and how becoming a referee shaped his life and outlook.
I thought that Bob Delaney did a great job at telling his story without being overly self-involved like so many other memoirists out there. He has led a very interesting life and it was very intriguing to read about where he has been and what he has done. Delaney is a hero for his efforts to breakdown the grasp of organized crime in the New York/New Jersey areas.
Pretty good non-fiction book and Delaney himself is a very impressive guy. However, unlike many non-fiction works that are really fascinating, I feel like this book is only interesting because it is true. The stories just aren't that captivating. I guess I may just be spoiled by all the fictional mob stories out there and was expecting too much.
Thought this book talked to much about his NBA career. Although a needed part of the book it was just too much for someone who doesn't care all that much about basketball. I actually thought is would deal more with his life as an under cover cop. It mored me for the most part.
Not bad.
This was a pretty decent undercover-in-the-mob book. What I found interesting was how many of these storylines made their way into the Sopranos. Especially fascinating/depressing was a story that seemed to contain the origins of Artie Bucco.
Excellent account of NJ state policeman Bob Delaney's deep undercover role infiltrating the Mafia. Nonfiction, but reads like a novel.
Great book. Must read. Delaney recently appeared on the Jime Rome radio show and the book soared on the Barnes and Noble and Amazon charts.
Kind of interesting, but he talked a lot about his feelings and I was more interested in events and experiences.
Likely much like the life of someone in covert operations -- lots of boredom, little excitement.
This book was a quick read and very good, though I thought the language was a bit basic.
Who knew the life of an NBA referee could be so interesting?
This is fascinating! Plus my uncle wrote it!
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