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Hookers, Tricks and Cops

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Hookers, Tricks and Cops was a real eye opener. I've seen the ladies on street corners here in LA, but I hadn't a clue about how the police conduct their undercover missions.
It's clearly a bleak world the women live in and a sordid one that we ask our officer to enter.

The book consists of dozens of one or two page anecdotes told by several police officers and prostitutes. Lots of them are funny. Christensen did a great job in that not only does his writing bring all the players to life, but he treats them all with respect.

(..)It's on a floppy disc. You simply plug it into your computer and read it like a book. The short anecdotes in Hookers are perfect for this format.

"Hookers, Tricks and Cops, is not your everyday book. No, this one will make you sit up and take notice. Think the world of prostitution is bad? You just don't know the half of it. Mr. Christensen writes from first hand knowledge, being a retired police officer, he tells the true story of the interaction between the three, Hookers, Tricks and Cops. He will answer the questions that have been whispered behind close doors.

The stories are true encounters that Mr.Christensen and his fellow workers have had.
Often sad, sometimes humorous, he gets down to the nitty-gritty of lives age old profession.
Who are these women and men who sell something so precious for so little? Why do they do this and where do their lives go after their youth and innocence has long departed them? This book takes a hard, accurate look and answers these questions and many more.

I was surprised at some of the comments and attitudes of the prostitutes and tricks myself. Mr. Christensen takes away the myth of the innocent victim and allows you to see things as they really are. Not a pretty sight, I might add!

This is not a book for the tender of heart, as some dialog is crude but necessary in keeping with the content of the story.

"Hookers, Tricks and Cops!" Interesting, sad, humorous, violent and sobering at the same time!
Quite a read! Thank you Mr. Christensen for shedding a new light and answering many unasked questions. And....for those who maybe
thinking of taking a little ride down to the Red-Light district of your hometown.......maybe you
might want to read this book first. You may just decide to stay home and be thankful for the wonderful family you have!

Shirley Johnson/Reviewer

Hookers, Tricks and Cops reveals all the dark humor, poignancy, sordidness, degradation, sadness and violence that is the world where hookers, tricks and cops interweave.

During Loren Christensen's 25-year police career, he worked many assignments that brought him into contact with street prostitutes. The anecdotes in this book tell of decoy missions, confrontations, arrests and times he used them as informants.

Loren also interviewed many veteran police officers, male and female, as well as prostitutes. Their stories are in this book, too, some subtle; some in-your-face, some laugh-out-loud funny -- but all actually happened.

A police officer was killed working a decoy mission while Loren was writing this book That tragic story is told here, too.

While the book is in no way sexually titillating, some of the dialog is crude in keeping with the reality of the situations.