The Good Policeman [Paperback]

Jerome Charyn (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Frustrated by inaction and societal indifference, New York police commissioner Isaac Sidel returns from a lecture tour to embark on a romantic search for his ``Anastasia'' and investigate social pathology. ``Charyn's high-energy, idiosyncratic prose is a perfect match for his hero . . . and his ricochet course through Manhattan's nine circles in his latest, complex adventure,'' said PW.

Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

With practiced aplomb, Charyn puts New York City police commissioner Isaac Sidel, a tough, milk-swigging Jewish baseball nut, through his independent, if somewhat cliched paces. Cutting short a lecture tour, Sidel returns to New York, where he hopes to uncover the whereabouts of a missing gay lawyer for the mob, a mob accountant-in-hiding, and a former Romanian "princess" (and ex-lover of her Nazi uncle) now linked with the same mob. Isaac employs unorthodox procedures, disregards the directives of his powerful Justice Department boss, and ends up in jail himself as a mob connection. Rapid action, quickly defined minor characters, and the World War II association should attract a wide audience.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mysterious Pr (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446400122
• ISBN-13: 978-0446400121
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in the mean streets of the Bronx and have remained a city wolf, dividing my time between New York City and Paris.

I grew up reading comic books and watching movies; you can see their influences in my books. I started writing novels at the age of eleven; Amazon carries 40+ titles, fiction and non-fiction.

For the past fourteen years I taught film at the American University of Paris.

I love Emily Dickinson's poems and William Faulkner's novels. I also love Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," which has the feel of a novel. (I wrote a book about Tarantino, "Raised by Wolves," after the film's release.)

My novel "The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson," published in 2010, inspired a community of more than 3500 Emily Dickinson Facebook fans dedicated to the poet's place in the 21st century.

"The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson" is now available in paperback in a reading group edition with online reading guide.

My most recent book, "Joe DiMaggio: The Long Vigil," was released on March 8, 2011, part of the Yale University Press series on American Icons. More than 1000 fans are already registered on its Facebook page.

I invite you to join me on Facebook for "The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson" or "Joe DiMaggio: The Long Vigil." Or visit my website: www.jeromecharyn.com