A career state cop is retiring, questioning "Maryland's Finest" legend. Casualties are severe; friends die on the job, his marriage fails, his beloved Tidewater Country is overwhelmed by urban sprawl,and demonic nightmares plague him until he finally confronts them.
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This review is from: SIGNAL 13: Chronicles of a Calvert Trooper (Paperback)
I've done quite a few psych evals for police officers in my career as a psychologist. After reading SIGNAL 13, I have discovered a new evaluation tool. I would have all the candidates read SIGNAL 13 by S.Eric Briggs,and then, I would require an oral book report from the candidates--sort of a Rorschach for police work. Listening carefully to the reports, I would look for the capacity of the individual applicant to demonstrate some insight that without a constant mental health plan, any cop could become the tragic hero of SIGNAL 13.
Briggs grabs the art of writing a tragic novel by the throat and doesn't let up until the climax. Dalton, the hero and his "tiger,"-- the beast within each of us, the real villain that must be overcome daily by each and everyone of us-- fight it out until... Kudos to author! It is now on my ever expanding shelf of crime fiction written by writers who have actually been there.
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A revealing look at the man behind the badge.,
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A deep, introspective look into the tortured mind of a modern day lawman. Sometimes light and witty, sometimes dark and horrifying, this gritty novel dishes out healthy doses of real-life realities as skillfully told by the cop on the scene. A life of blood and bullets, laughs and levity, guts and glory, mixed with the historic flavor of Southern Maryland make this novel a must read for anyone with the intestinal fortitude to delve into the inner thoughts of a career police officer. The colorful characters and creative banter of the close-knit Maryland State Police spill from the pages as S. Eric Briggs takes you on a high-speed chase from the MSP Academy through a 26-year career of duty and honor, brotherhood and pain. So buckle up and hunker down as you respond, with sirens wailing, to the emergency code "Signal 13!"
Well done S. Eric Briggs, and thanks for the wild ride. I salute you!
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Powerful punches, poetic prose.,
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As I read "Signal 13" I instinctively realized these two things: it's an authentic page-turner, and it summoned echoes of T.E. Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom," his magnificant, autobiographical account of his adventures in Saudi Arabia. Like Lawrence, Eric Briggs mixes literary prose with the one-two punch of a Maryland State Trooper who has gone to Duke City with the bad guys, whether it's at a bar fight or during a frenzied search for a friend driven insane. I've worked the streets and I know that "Signal 13" walks the walk. It's tough, gritty and in-your-face--yet eloquent as the author shows us what happens to a cop's insides when he sees friends die. It's tough for an author to let himelf be seen naked this way, and taking that risk only adds to the story's authenticity. Fasten your seatbelts as Eric Briggs takes you on the ride of your life!
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