NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat
by Clint Willis
2021-01-05 07:48:42
NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat
by Clint Willis
2021-01-05 07:48:42
New York has always inspired larger-than-life tales and great writing—but on the topic of cops and crime it provides more raw material than almost anywhere else. A long history of classic films, television hits, and of course, books, have turned...
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New York has always inspired larger-than-life tales and great writing—but on the topic of cops and crime it provides more raw material than almost anywhere else. A long history of classic films, television hits, and of course, books, have turned the New York City Police Department into a symbol for the dark drama of urban police work. And the rich and colorful vein of literature which has grown up around this culture makes NYPD not only a gripping read but a literary tour de force. Adrenaline Books takes you inside this gritty, tough life of being a cop in New York City. In addition to works by best-selling authors such as Peter Maas and Tom Wolfe, the book will include selections that offer a broad and deep look at the department''s many faces: Carsten Stroud tells what it''s like to track down a killer; Richard Rosenthal offers a sense of the pressures and risks of going undercover; and Bill McCarthy and Mike Mallowe offer a guided tour of the city''s dregs and the pressures of working with its hardest cases. Philip Gourevitch''s account of a cop''s dedicated efforts to resurrect a cold case; Marcus Laffey''s already near-classic articles on life as a patrolman; and Peter Hellman''s best-seller Chief, written with an NYPD chief of detectives help round out this fascinating view of the NYPD and the forces that have made it such a compelling subject for so many good writers. " ... Try Adrenaline Books.... In three years, this 20-volume anthology series has earned a cult following."—ESPN the Magazine
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