Eleven years in the NYPD. Detective First Class by day, law student at night. Leaves the Force to become a criminal defense attorney. These are the rough facts at the heart of Lady Gold, Angela Amato and Joe Sharkey's novel about Gerry Conte, a female NYPD detective, the mob informer Gerry is assigned to protect and the cops and prosecutors who work with, and ultimately, confound her.

They are also the rough facts of Angela Amato's life, only there, the story gets weirder. She becomes a lawyer, argues legal aid cases in Miami and writes a novel. The novel gets optioned by Sherry Lansing, head of Paramount Pictures. The novel gets published by St. Martin's Press. The movie goes into pre-production with screenwriter Ann Biderman and producer Colleen Camp. Now you get to buy the book. Go figure.

Tough and honest, Lady Gold marks the beginning of Angela Amato's next adventure.