Behind the Green Lights by Willemse, Cornelius W.; In Collaboration with George J. Lemmer and Jack Kofoed - 1931

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. A memoir of Willemse's rise from a New York City patrolman in 1900 to Captain of the Homicide squad, with the evolution of the department from rampant corruption to a modern police department. Working is some of the roughest neighborhoods, Willemse is candid about the brutal methods used by the police in the years before and during Prohibition. Third printing, February 1931. Bumped and rubbed, spine darkened and nearly illegible. Front hinge cracked, rear loose, with the previous owner's name in pencil on the front end paper and title page.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.