A Cop's Tale focuses on New York City's most violent and corrupt years, the 1960s to early 1980s. Jim O'Neil - a former NYPD cop - delivers a rare look at the brand of law enforcement that ended Frank Lucas's grip on the Harlem drug trade, his cracking open of the Black Liberation Army case, and his experience as the first cop on the scene at the Dog Day Afternoon bank robbery.
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Crime fighting like it has never been told before with no punches pulled. The hardest hitting expose of cops versus bad guys that has ever been written. (Louis Anemone, Former four-star Chief of Department, NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed member when he retired in teh middle of the 1990s )
Tim Herlihy - Former Head Writer, Saturday Night Live and Writer of The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy. A fast-paced and sometimes funny ride into the war zone that was New York City in the Sixties and Seventies. I sat down to read a few pages and read the entire book. A master storyteller brings a lost New York to life. You will not be able to put it down. (Tim Herlihy, Former Head Writer, Saturday Night Live and Writer of The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy )
Edward J.Schneider - Detective Sgt. NYPD (Retired). Move over Ed McBain (87th Precinct series) and W.E.B.Griffin (Badge of Honor series). Here comes a gripping true account of crime fighting in New York City during the challenging 1960s and 70s, told by the man who lived it. No second hand stories, no fabrications, just the raw truth. A thriller from start to finish. (Edward J.Schneider, Detective Sgt. NYPD (Retired) )
Tim Herlihy - Former Head Writer, Saturday Night Live and Writer of The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy. A fast-paced and sometimes funny ride into the war zone that was New York City in the Sixties and Seventies. I sat down to read a few pages and read the entire book. A master storyteller brings a lost New York to life. You will not be able to put it down. (Tim Herlihy, Former Head Writer, Saturday Night Live and Writer of The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy )
Edward J.Schneider - Detective Sgt. NYPD (Retired). Move over Ed McBain (87th Precinct series) and W.E.B.Griffin (Badge of Honor series). Here comes a gripping true account of crime fighting in New York City during the challenging 1960s and 70s, told by the man who lived it. No second hand stories, no fabrications, just the raw truth. A thriller from start to finish. (Edward J.Schneider, Detective Sgt. NYPD (Retired) )
About the Author
Jim O'Neil has served as a New York Police Department patrolman, head of the Homicide Task Force, and was a boss in the Senior Citizens Robbery Squad before retiring in 1984. Carmelo Fazzino has taught a course called "Put It In Writing" and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America. This is his first book. Both authors reside in Long Island, New York.
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This review is from: A Cop's Tale--NYPD: The Violent Years: A Detectives Firsthand Account of Murder and Mayhem (Barricade Crime) (Hardcover)
This book was entirely engrossing! I admit that I read quite often but it's not very common for me to read a book in two sittings - and with this book, it was almost impossible NOT to read it this fast.
As the synopsis tells you above, this book is about a brilliant, intelligent, and funny cop who dealt with some of New York's most viscous criminals during its most brutal time. What you get to explore in this book are the major busts, stories, and infamous experiences that the author had. This is my first 'cop' book that I have ever read. If other cop books are out there that are half as good, this could easily become my new favorite genre.
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This review is from: A Cop's Tale--NYPD: The Violent Years: A Detectives Firsthand Account of Murder and Mayhem (Barricade Crime) (Hardcover)
An excellent, gripping nonfiction book about NYC police work during the dangerous 1960s and 1970s. The writing is good, the action fast-paced, and I quite literally could not put it down. The only red light that I raise is the language. This is rough. It is suitable to the situation and so does not reduce my rating, but I would not give the book to young people or to sensitive adults.
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Cop`s Tale,
This review is from: A Cop's Tale--NYPD: The Violent Years: A Detectives Firsthand Account of Murder and Mayhem (Barricade Crime) (Hardcover)
An extremely riveting and well written, Cop`s Tale is a must read for anyone who enjoys a good non-fiction crime novel. I have finished reading it only a week ago and I already want to pick it off my bookshelf and start anew.
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