Law and Order: A Novel [Hardcover]

Dorothy Uhnak (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1973

From 1937 to the 1970s the NYPD owned the New York City streets, and the Irish owned the NYPD. Officers ruled their beat, fighting crime the way they wanted, and bending the law to take what they could. There was only one rule— look after your own. When Sergeant Brian O’Malley’s prostitute lover pushes him out of a window, his friends in the police cover up the details and give him a hero’s funeral. His eldest son is encouraged to join the boys in the force, but as he rises the ranks he realizes that all favors must be repaid, whatever the repercussions. 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'The Godfather of the men in blue' -- Saturday Review 'This riveting blockbuster has everything' -- Publishers Weekly 'From bootlegging days to today's drug crimes, the language and the action are tough, very tough' -- Daily Express 'Racily told ... it has the ring of truth' -- Sunday Times 'Rough and tough and authentic' -- New York Times 'exciting and absorbing' -- Philadelphia Bulletin 'Readable and compelling' -- Los Angeles Times 'Courage and corruption abound ... the opening chapters are some of the rawest sex-wise I have ever read' -- Yorkshire Post --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dorothy Uhnak was a detective for the New York City Transit Police Department. Her debut, The Bait, received a 1969 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel and was made into a 1973 made-for-television film. The Ledger was adapted for the series Get Christie Love!, and both The Investigation and Law and Order also became TV-movies.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1ST edition (April 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671215051
• ISBN-13: 978-0671215057
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,423,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Pretty Good Read, August 6, 2011

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Mike Crestwood (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Law and Order (Hodder Great Reads) (Paperback)

As a retired NYPD sergeant I enjoyed some of the interplay between the cops. Dorothy Uhnak, a cop herself, got that part down all right. However, some of the plot turns in the second half of the book don't hang togther too well and feel forced. You could see the next development before it happened, and it lost a lot of suspense. The ending was OK. Hollywood made a made-for-TV movie out of it and butchered it pretty bad, despite an excelent performance by Darren McGavin. Overall, a pretty good read if you like cop stories. It's not a murder mystery, but a simple story about one family's 3 generations in the NYPD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 Generations of NY Cops, March 10, 2007

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Thomas E. Utz (Westminster, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Law and Order: A Novel (Hardcover)

Extremely well written. Once you start, you don't want to stop!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Law and Order Good Read, December 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Law and Order (Paperback)

I liked it a lot. It is the story of three generations on the NYPD. It did slow down a bit on some of the character backgrounds but then speeded up again. If Cop stories are your thing then I give it 4 stars. It would make a great movie.