Depraved Indifference

Robert K. Tanenbaum. Signet Book, $7.99 (408pp) ISBN 978-0-451-16842-9

The FBI, CIA and Miami crime syndicate team up to undermine a case involving cop-killing terrorists, stacking the deck against a prosecutor who wants justice to be served. ``Tanenbaum has written a damning indictment of our court system and an entertaining expose of the D.A.'s office,'' PW praised. (Dec.) *CHILDREN'S *BOOKS*

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