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Carsten Stroud is the author of the New York Times bestseller Close Pursuit, and the award-winning Sniper’s Moon, both set in the New York City Police Department. He lives and writes in Thunder Beach.
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One of my all-time faves,
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I have read a boatload of police procedurals, but when I think of "the best," "Close Pursuit" immediately springs to mind (as does "1199"). One major difference between this novel and others is that Stroud spent a lot of time with NYPD detectives, then--instead of writing a straight non-fiction book--he adapted what he'd seen and learned into a fact-based fictional novel. The other major difference is that while most procedurals focus on strictly one case from beginning to end, and the climax of the story is the closing of the case, "CP" picks up in the middle of a mess of cases and leaves you with most of them still unsolved. Just like real life.
It's solidly entertaining and a worthy read. My only question is, why the William J. Caunitz-esque paperback cover art? Not that I haven't read and enjoyed Caunitz, but it's too good a book for that.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Early effort,
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A talented author takes a look at a homicide detective. Interesting but lacks real movement. The author improves greatly in later efforts.
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This little black kid is running, he's got one knee out of the fabric and every time his right leg comes up the cap shows like the top swivel of a camshaft rod, down it goes again and up comes the other. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Mokie Muro, Adeline Muro, Alphabet City, Detective Kennedy, Jimmy Jee, Salvador Olvera, Eddie Kennedy, The Deuce, Frank Robinson, First Officer, Internal Affairs, Central Park, Medical Examiner, Pete Garibaldi, Uncle Ray, Wolfgar Maksins, Duty Captain, Los Hermanos, One Police Plaza, Six Charlie, Sugar Bowl, Charlie Marcuse, Green Book, Hunts Point New!
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This little black kid is running, he's got one knee out of the fabric and every time his right leg comes up the cap shows like the top swivel of a camshaft rod, down it goes again and up comes the other. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Mokie Muro, Adeline Muro, Alphabet City, Detective Kennedy, Jimmy Jee, Salvador Olvera, Eddie Kennedy, The Deuce, Frank Robinson, First Officer, Internal Affairs, Central Park, Medical Examiner, Pete Garibaldi, Uncle Ray, Wolfgar Maksins, Duty Captain, Los Hermanos, One Police Plaza, Six Charlie, Sugar Bowl, Charlie Marcuse, Green Book, Hunts Point New!
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