Peter Maas Explained

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Peter Maas
Birth Date:	June 27, 1929
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Death Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Journalist
Genre:	Crime
Subject:	Mafia
Notableworks:	The Valachi Papers (1968), Underboss (1997)

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 ancestry.

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.

Maas died in New York City, aged 72, on August 23, 2001.^[1] He made a brief cameo as himself in an episode of .

Bibliography

• 1967The Rescuer: The Extraordinary Life of the Navy's "Swede" Momsen and His Role in an Epic Submarine Disaster. ; (Note: The Terrible Hours pulls material from this book.)
• 1968The Valachi Papers ; filmed as The Valachi Papers
• 1973Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System ; filmed as Serpico^[2]
• 1974King of the Gypsies ; filmed as King of the Gypsies
• 1979Made in America: A Novel
• 1983Marie: A True Story ; filmed as Marie, winner of a Christopher Award^[3]
• 1986Manhunt: The Incredible Pursuit of a CIA Agent Turned Terrorist ; The story of CIA agent Edwin P. Wilson.^[4]
• 1989Father and Son: A Novel
• 1990In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder ; filmed as In a Child's Name
• 1994China White: A Novel
• 1996Killer Spy: Inside Story of the FBI's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy
• 1997Underboss
• 1999The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History – The story of Charles Momsen's rescue of the USS Squalus.

See also

• Charles Momsen, the subject of Maas' book The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History ^[5]

External links

• • • Peter Maas obituary, The New York Times, August 24, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Maas, Writer Who Chronicled the Mafia, Dies at 72. The New York Times. August 24, 2001.
2. News: Peter Maas. Thompson. Tony. The Guardian. 2001-08-25. 2015-05-24.
3. Book: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1985 . 1984 . Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc. . New York . 0911818715 . 415.
4. Web site: ManhuntPaperback. Noble. Barnes &. Barnes & Noble. en. 2019-03-31.
5. Web site: The Terrible HoursPaperback. Noble. Barnes &. Barnes & Noble. en. 2019-03-31.