The inspiration for William Friedkin's classic movie of the same name, The French Connection is a revealing look at one of the most famous narcotics investigations of our time. Robin Moore, author of the bestselling 60’s novel, The Green Berets, tells the true story of special narcotics squad officer Eddie “Popeye” Egan and his partner Sonny Grosso. The French Connection trails these police detectives through the underworld of New York City as they attempt to take down a dangerous and subversive Mafia-run French heroin smuggling operation, offering a gripping look at those who profit drug addiction and the officers who hunt them.