Novels •
A Safe Place (1993) •
Sleepers (1995) • In the book, Carcaterra writes about himself (played in the film by
Jason Patric) and three young friends living in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan in the 1960s. After they stage a street prank that unintentionally leaves a man seriously injured, the book says, the four are sent to an upstate juvenile detention center, where they are brutalized and sexually assaulted by the facility's guards. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and School on the West Side of Manhattan, which Carcaterra attended, expressed outrage about Carcaterra's assertions, while the Manhattan District Attorney's office stated that there were no records of a case like the one described in the book. Carcaterra has admitted that he deliberately fictionalized certain details of the story, saying, "You have to change dates, names, places, people. The way they looked; you have to make them look a different way. If it happened here, you have to make it happen there." •
Apaches (1997) •
Gangster (2001) •
Street Boys (2002) •
Paradise City (2004) •
Chasers (2007) •
Midnight Angels (2010) •
The Wolf (2014) •
Tin Badges (2019)
Other • Introduction to Modern Library Classics unabridged version of
The Count of Monte Cristo, a novel which plays an important role in Carcaterra's autobiographical novel
Sleepers • He has written and produced a number of episodes of
Law & Order. • He used his knowledge of New York City to contribute to the 2008 video game
Alone in the Dark. • He has written for other publications, including
National Geographic Traveler. ==References==