{"product_id":"a-peek-under-the-hood-michael-pevarnik-9781578691487","title":"A Peek Under the Hood: Heroin, Hope, and Operation Tune-Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 First Place Winner, True Crime, Firebird Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Finalist, Narrative Nonfiction \u0026amp; True Crime, American Writing Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Top Ten Finalist, Nonfiction, Bookshelf Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Second Place Winner, True Crime, Bookfest Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Peek Under the Hood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a true crime exposé of the case that freed an entire inner-city neighborhood from the perils and decay wrought by heroin trafficking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, DEA Special Agent Michael Pevarnik opened an investigation with his informant, a Vietnamese refugee who infiltrated a string of drug-dealing auto repair shops in Worcester, Massachusetts. His yearlong case, Operation Tune-Up, solved murders in New York; chased a wily fugitive through Puerto Rico; went undercover with cocaine smugglers in Panama; and, most impactfully, exposed the biggest heroin traffickers the old mill town had ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Worcester's Main South neighborhood was given a voice as a crime victim nearly two years after the virtual elimination of heroin in New England's second largest city-a phenomenon that reduced violent crime, stimulated business growth, increased property values, and improved the quality of life-it was the first time in US court history a community was allowed to give a victim-witness statement, declaring what they, not law enforcement, defined as a victory in the war on drugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pevarnik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578691486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578691487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rootstock Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Michael Pevarnik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213462925567,"sku":"9781578691487","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20361c89-223e-4569-9ab0-0e3943bc99af.jpg?v=1692114011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-peek-under-the-hood-michael-pevarnik-9781578691487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}