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Cop Talk: True Detective Stories from the Nypd [Hardcover]

Earl W. Count (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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September 1994
New York's finest detectives recall their famous and not-so-famous cases, aided by uncensored transcripts of interviews with and confessions by the ""bad guys."" By the author of The Hundred Percent Solution.

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There is authenticity in every line of this collection of tales told by New York City detectives. Count (The Hundred Percent Squad) has structured her book carefully. She deals with all the experiences officers face in criminal cases: arrival at the scene of a crime, shoot-outs, working undercover, securing confessions and testifying in court. But she lets the cops themselves give the details. Reconstructed are such newsmaking cases as the 1984 arrest of mob boss Paul Castellano, who was rubbed out-a target of "street justice"-before he came to trial, and the manslaughter verdict against jailhouse author Jack Henry Abbott who, on his release from prison in 1981, became the darling of the New York City literati before he fatally stabbed a young actor. We also read about many actions that didn't make the headlines-murders, rapes, child abuse, robbery and kidnapping-but to which New York's finest gave their all in in what Count describes as the "high-profile, high-tension Hollywood of police work."
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Barroom-style war stories told in the voices of NYPD cops who lived them are here embedded in traditional third-person narration to present an up-close picture of police work in New York City. The stories cover the gamut from robbery, kidnapping, and undercover drug investigations to eliciting the confession of New York's first serial murderer. Some of the stories are dramatic, some are prosaic, and all have the ring of authenticity. But like Peter Micheels's The Detectives (LJ 5/1/94), this book suffers from a lack of structure and sustained narrative. One story follows another in quick succession, forming a hodgepodge of voices, impressions, and details. This is for diehard fans of police stories and should be considered for larger collections.
Ben Harrison, East Orange P.L., N.J.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 362 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; First Edition edition (September 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 067178336X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671783365
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,394,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars sit back, open a beer, and listen to war stories, May 19, 1999
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As a police officer in a small city north of New York for the past 10 years, I have had many opprotunities to relate with NYPD Detectives. This book has the feel of a war story, with the depth of many experiences that will give a serving police officer the ability to learn more about situations that he/she may find themselves in. If you are a cop and enjoy reading books that can give you an edge on the street, and are also entertaining, this book will not disappoint you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just The Facts - A Must Read!, January 26, 1999
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As the wife of a NYC police officer, I highly recommend this book to those who seek a true, "insider's" look at the life and work of the NYPD. With each page it becomes increasingly evident that the author lived, breathed, ate and slept the often disturbing, sometimes humorous and always chaotic lifes of New York's Finest.
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1.0 out of 5 stars You can skip it., January 13, 2011
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Boring. Couldn't finish it. I wanted an in depth account of the journey of each event. This seemed like transcribed 10 minute phone interviews.
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