Covert : My Years Infiltrating the Mob

<div><div><div><div><div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Featured on ESPN, NPR and CNN</p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&#160;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Bob Delaney reveals the clandestine life he led before becoming one of professional basketball&#8217;s most respected officials. </p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Soon after joining the New Jersey State Troopers in 1973, Delaney was offered a tantalizing undercover assignment: to infiltrate the Mob. And so he became Bobby Covert, the president of Alamo Trucking, a fully-operational business used by law enforcement as flypaper for snagging wise guys. While wearing a wire, Delaney dealt daily with mobsters who modeled themselves after their on-screen counterparts (at &#160;the height of The Godfather&#8217;s popularity), and even crossed paths with Joe Pistone, the real-life Donnie Brasco. After three tense years playing a role in which a single slip could cost him his life, Delaney had gathered enough evidence to convict more than 30 members of the Genovese and Bruno crime families.&#160; </p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder from the strain of his undercover life, Delaney began officiating high school and intramural basketball games as a way to rebuild his life, eventually working his way up to the NBA, where he has been a referee for over two decades. This is his amazing true story. </p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&#160;</p></div></div></div></div></div>