THE PROSECUTOR

Hardback. The Prosecutor is James C. Mosley, an assistant District Attorney whose speciality was crimes of homicide, and whose work - whose life - was the pursuit and trial of killers. The author spent more than 7 months with Mosley, almost around the clock, observing him as he conducted his investigations, sought indictments, and argued his cases before the courts. One case that attracted wide attention was that of a pretty 24yr old housewife who strangled her little daughter. But most of Mosley's time, energy and emotional stamina during this period were absorbed with the prosecution of four Mafia gangsters for the murder of Ernie (the Hawk) Rupolo, himself a Mafia killer, whose body had been washed ashore on a beach. It was a case shot through with violence and treachery, ending with a complex trial that pitted terrified, suicidal witnesses against the threat of Mafia vengeance, and a dozen high-fee witnesses against one dedicated young prosecutor. It was a trial heavy with gamesmanship, deceit, and cynicism, and climaxed with the eleventh-hour testimony of a surprise witness. 245pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Vg+ in sunned and creased G++ dw.