Peter Maas attended Duke University and served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War. After the war, Maas became a journalist and wrote for such magazines as Look, Saturday Evening Post, and New York Magazine. Maas's nonfiction works include "The Valachi Papers," "Serpico," and "Underboss," all of which include behind the scene stories of the inner workings of the Mafia. He died on August 23, 2001.
