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The Set Up

The Shocking Aftermath to the French Connection

The Set Up( )
Author: Moore, Robin
Machlin, Milt
Series title:Lyons Press Ser.
ISBN:978-1-59228-371-2
Publication Date:Jun 2004
Publisher:Globe Pequot Press, The
Imprint:Lyons Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $23.95
Book Description:

With a new introduction by Robin Moore, The Set Up is a true-crime thriller, lightly fictionalized to protect the innocent, that follows the trail of the heroin seized by the New York City police-as documented in The French Connection-and subsequently stolen from the police vault.

Book Details
Pages:336
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Criminology
Political Science / Law Enforcement
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.97 x 20.955 cm
Book Weight:0.023 Kilograms
Author Biography
Moore, Robin (Author)
Robert Lowell Moore Jr., was born on October 31, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Middlesex School, Belmont Hill School and Harvard College.

He published several novels using information gathered from travelling and his experiences as main ideas. In 1963 he joined the US Army Special Forces as a civilian with special permission from President John F. Kennedy, . He trained for almost a year and then went with the Special Forces to Vietnam. His experiences in Vietnam served as the background material for "The Green Berets" which was published in 1965. Other titles include "The French connection" and the Happy Hooker.

Robin Moore died February 21, 2008.

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