The Prosecutor: James Mosley, Asst Nyc Da, Whose Specialty Is Homicide.

by James Mills

For seven months, veteran crime reporter James Mills witnessed New York District Attorney James C. Mosley at work. He observed Mosley as he conducted investigations, sought indictments and argued his cases against the courts. Courtroom drama at its highest.

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

James Mills is an American novelist, screenwriter and prize-winning journalist.

Mills wrote two New York Times bestsellers, Report to the Commissioner, a novel, and , a study of international narcotics trafficking. As a result, he testified before a panel of the House Foreign Affairs Committee as an expert. His books The Panic in Needle Park and Report to the Commissioner were later made into major motion pictures.

Reviews

[Smiley III · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a slim little volume that I picked up at Powell's for less than $3, and, boy, does it pack a doozy: Mills has the talent John Gregory Dunne (as I witnessed him exhibit in The Studio ) and few others I can think of have: he just inhales his surroundings, right down to looks on faces and shifts in tone-of-voice, like he's tape-recording reality and you're reading the transcription. He knows when he's overstaying his welcome, too, and works away from that; the two introductory pieces set up the longer tale, with an outcome you wouldn't necessarily predict, no matter how cynical (or stupid) you are. Can you believe it! It's another day's work for The Prosecutor. And, oh yeah: Mills has found a real diamond-in-the-rough of a subject: considering how things have gone since the late '60s, its all too easy to imagine his like having become extinct, this book being a telling case-study of why. If you want a glance of "the good old days" when it didn't mean ideological swagger, just real virtue tested through methodological hard work, Mills' protagonist is an exemplar for you. Great summer/airplane reading, too! If you could just put down your fuckin' iPhone. (But, what do I know — maybe it's on it!)

[Kirsti · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the late 1960s, crime reporter James Mills spent seven months shadowing New York assistant district attorney James Mosley. This is a brief but interesting look at evidence, pleas, prosecutions, and very desperate people.