90 Church

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“[Unkefer’s] blistering true-crime memoir of addiction and undercover work is unlike any we’ve ever read.”

“With a variety of sub-plots and the actions of the other agents at the bureau, the novel reads like a mafia- and drug-ridden version of In the Garden of Good and Evil but with a more literal look into the bounds of human morality…90 Church is a fascinating and harrowing tale of one man’s journey for justice and the concessions he had to make to obtain it. Agent Unkefer’s story is an incredible larger-than-life exposé of the true cost of justice and just how far some are willing to go to obtain it.”

“The book has the same feel as Peter Maas’ Serpico and Robert Daley’s Prince of the City, both nonfiction accounts (later turned into popular films) of cops who struggled to keep their moral and ethical equilibriums. For anyone interested in true crime from the cop’s point of view.”

“This memoir reads like a fast-paced novel…Public libraries should purchase this book as a source of information about the FBN and its trampling on individuals’ constitutional rights; Universal Pictures is planning a related movie.”

“A grim, fevered memoir of pre-Drug Enforcement Administration anti-drug warriors raising havoc in New York City.”

“A wild, terrifying, unpredictable ride with ruthless, violent men…With unerring pace and clear style, ex-agent Unkefer creates an irresistible and sometimes funny—but ultimately heartbreaking—first-person narrative of his own, and his agency’s, self-destruction…I found it shocking on multiple levels—the treachery of the agents to themselves, the informants, the criminals, their bureau, society, and their families. And in the end, the war on drugs wasn’t theirs to lose—or win.”

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