Witsec
Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2003
Summary
For decades no law enforcement program has been as cloaked in controversy and mystery as the Federal Witness Protection Program. Now, for the first time, Gerald Shur, the man credited with the creation of WITSEC, teams with acclaimed investigative journalist Pete Earley to tell the inside story of turncoats, crime-fighters, killers, and ordinary human beings caught up in a life-and-death game of deception in the name of justice.WITSECInside the Federal Witness Protection ProgramWhen the gover…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553582437 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553582437 |
| Author: | Pete Earley |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 107mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“The best book written so far on the fascinating and shadowy world of federal witnesses.”—Nelson DeMille
“Fascinating … by turns hilarious and horrifying … a lively and unusual glimpse inside an operation obsessed with secrecy.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Riveting … powerful … a movie in just about every chapter.”—The Indianapolis Star
“Fascinating … a welcome addition to the literature on organized crime.”—The Washington Post
“Eye-opening … a fast-paced, exciting text that rings with the authenticity to which other crime books aspire.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A thoughtful, well-reasoned assessment of [the WITSEC program].”—The New York Post
“Plenty of drama and action to satisfy true-crime fans.”—Publishers Weekly
“The story of a program that has changed the face of the modern American justice system, WITSEC is a compelling history of the program and of Shur’s role in it.”—BookPage
“A fascinating story of a controversial and mysterious part of our justice system.”—Book Magazine
“For all true-crime collections.”—Library Journal
About The Author
Pete Earley
Formerly a reporter for The Washington Post, Pete Earley is the author of Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring and Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town, winner of the Edgar Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.
Gerald Shur was the founder and longtime head of WITSEC. He passed away in 2020.
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