Buddy Boys (33 page)

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Authors: Mike McAlary

Finally, I would like to thank my editor at Putnam, Chris Schillig, for the use of her critical eye and practiced hand. At the point of Schillig's No. 2 pencil,
Buddy Boys
made the startling transformation from unruly manuscript to polished book.

About the Author

Mike McAlary (1957–1998) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author. Originally a sportswriter, he worked as a reporter for
Newsday
and as a columnist at the
Daily News
and the
New York Post
. McAlary won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his extensive coverage of the torture of Abner Louima by Brooklyn police officers. He wrote one novel,
Sore Loser
, and three nonfiction books:
Buddy Boys, Cop Shot
, and
Good Cop, Bad Cop
. A play based on McAlary's life,
Lucky Guy
written by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks, debuted on Broadway in 2013.

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Copyright © 1987 by Mike McAlary

Cover design by Mauricio Díaz

ISBN: 978-1-5040-2132-6

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