A Shadow in the City: Confessions of an Undercover Drug Warrior

Joey O'Shay is a cop with a genius for the drug bust. But after more than two decades undercover, he's no longer so certain who the heroes of the drug war are, or what the fight is for. Still, he never feels so alive as when he's doing a deal. So this time he sets out to test himself against the elite of the drug business, the Colombians and their fine, pure heroin. Maybe he'll finally meet his match.

Charles Bowden, author of the critically acclaimed Down by the River, follows O'Shay as he sets the deal in motion. A Shadow in the City confirms Bowden's reputation as a bold, genre-bending chronicler of the underworld.


Author: Charles Bowden
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 07/03/2006
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.38w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780156032537
ISBN10: 0156032538
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | General
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws