A Canadian undercover cop who spent two decades infiltrating organized crime. From Russian and Italian mafias to notorious biker gangs, Ontario Provincial Police undercover agent Bob Deasy gained access to and the acceptance of criminals who most cops in any country would never encounter or arrest, let alone befriend. Using little more than his quick wits, natural confidence and a deft mental equilibrium that allowed him to stay three chess moves ahead of his quarry, Deasy was the secret weapon behind some signature crime busts. Infiltrating the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and the Russian and Italian mobs, he set up international import-export businesses, faked contract hit jobs and executed drug buys. He also used the controversial 'Mr. Big' technique of posing as a crime kingpin to solicit unwitting confessions from suspects in cold murder cases.

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