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Peter Maas (June 27, 1929 – August 23, 2001) was an American journalist and author. He was born in New York City and attended Duke University. Maas had Dutch and Irish heritage. He was the biographer of Frank Serpico, a New York City Police officer who testified against police corruption.〔 He is also the author of the number one ''New York Times'' bestseller, ''Underboss'', about the life and times of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano. His other notable bestsellers include ''The Valachi Papers'', ''Manhunt'', and ''In a Child's Name'', recipient of the 1991 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime book. ''The Valachi Papers'', which told the story of Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi, is widely considered to be a seminal work, as it spawned an entire genre of books written by or about former Mafiosi. Peter Maas was married to Audrey Gellen Maas, with whom he adopted a son, John-Michael Maas. Audrey died in 1975. He died in New York City, survived by his third wife, Suzanne, and their son, Terrence. He made a brief cameo as himself in an episode of ''Homicide: Life on the Street''. == Bibliography == *1967—''The Rescuer: The Extraordinary Life of the Navy's "Swede" Momsen and His Role in an Epic Submarine Disaster.'' ASIN B000IDBZ58 (Note: ''The Terrible Hours'' pulls material from this book.) *1969—''The Valachi Papers'' ISBN 0-399-10832-7 filmed as ''The Valachi Papers'' *1973—''Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System'' ISBN 0-670-63498-0 filmed as ''Serpico'' *1974—''King of the Gypsies'' ISBN 0-670-41317-8 filmed as ''King of the Gypsies'' *1979—''Made in America: A Novel'' ISBN 0-670-44555-X *1983—''Marie: A True Story'' ISBN 0-671-60773-1 filmed as ''Marie'' *1986—''Manhunt: The Incredible Pursuit of a CIA Agent Turned Terrorist'' ISBN 0-394-55293-8 *1989—''Father and Son: A Novel'' ISBN 0-671-63172-1 *1990—''In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder'' ISBN 0-671-69416-2 filmed as ''In a Child's Name'' *1994—''China White: A Novel'' ISBN 0-671-69417-0 *1996—''Killer Spy: Inside Story of the FBI's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy'' ISBN 0-446-60279-5 (Note: This is the mass market paperback edition.) *1997—''Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia'' ISBN 0-06-018256-3 filmed as ''Witness to the Mob'' *1999—''The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History'' ISBN 0-06-019480-4 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Maas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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