"Blood and the Badge" by Michael Cannell is the tale of two NYPD officers who were paid to provide information and even kill for the Mob.

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But such ties are real — and boy, are the tales fascinating ... It seems to me that people cannot get enough books about presidents or mobsters. Cool idea to weave the two together.