BEHIND THE GREEN LIGHTS

Hardback. SIGNED. An autobiography covering 40yrs. Capt. Willemse was the commander of the First Detective Division of New York, the turbulent gang-ridden East Side. In this memoir he has included a selected number from the more than 200 murder cases which he himself handled as a homicide detective. They range from murder of greed, of vengeance, of passion, the murders of the racketeer. He tells of each manhunt step by step, word by word. The author earned the significant nickname of "Gang Buster" by slapping into Sing Sing, Dannemora and Auburn and a great many motorious gunmen killers. Features amongst others : St. Valentine's Day Massacre, "Kid" Dropper, Tom Flanagan, "Little Augie" Orgen, "Legs" Diamond etc. Illus. 364pp. 8vo. h/back. A previous owner has pasted the fr. cover of the dw. to the bpd, and other sections of the dw. to the fpd, and bep. Also includes tipped in press cuttings to feps and beps plus other loosely inserted items relating to the author. Lightly browned edges, wear to head/tail of loose, sunned sp. With two SIGNED INSCRIPTIONS (first dated September 15, 1933, the second dated November 18, 1933), together with the author's business card tipped-in (see image). A G++ copy of a scarce title. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas..