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A Sense of Duty

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This book was exciting to read, but what I appreciated the most was the first hand view of how the newspapers get everything so wrong. Mike shows us how the media gets input from groups with an ax to grind that color their stories and mislead their readers.
I recommend this book especially to those with a liberal slant. It might open your eyes.

Cosmo Barone

I normally read four or five novels at week, that I reserve at the Yakima, WA. Regional Library or purchase on Amazon. com.
When I stumble across a new author, I immediately check Google to see what else he or she may have written. Then I check Library or Amazon.
Over the years I have developed a long list of authors, who crank out mysteries and suspense novels.

A lot of these folks, produce what I call "Grabbers". They grab the Reader's attention and its nearly impossible to put down their novel! Some days I read a novel a day.

I picked up Michael P. Tremoglie's book, "A Sense of Duty" and read for several hours. It turned out to be a Grabber!I had read well over half the book before going to bed at 9:50 p.m. The next morning after our 6:00 a.m. breakfast and reading the local paper and the Wall Street Journal, I crawled back into bed with my new book. I finished reading it a few minutes later. I hated to put it down!

I can't begain to say how much I enjoyed the story line, as the author is a former Policeman in Philadelphia. The first part of the novel, lays the foundation on the characters and the details that an individual goes through to become a police officer. Both the good guys and the bad guys were quite interesting and I throughly enjoyed the plot and relationship of Mike and Saladin. I've never been to Philadelphia, except visiting it through the eyes of the author. He did an outstanding job on using what I presume to be real streets, locations and local media.

The roles of the women in the book were also quite fascinating and it was fun to read their dialog, and it seems so realistic. Good book. Gave it five stars. Anxiously awaiting Mike's next Grabber!

Michael Tremoglie has stated, in an interview given to FrontPage Magazine, that he wanted to tell a fictional tale of what law enforcement is like from a politically conservative viewpoint - one in which police aren't racist, ignorant, brutal, or uncaring, and the criminals aren't victims of societal woes or mere products of growing up in poverty with no personal responsibilities for their actions. He's done that admirably. As a bonus, Mr Tremoglie has managed to write a compelling story that is difficult to put down until you reach the end.

Full of characters to whom almost anyone can relate, this book is packed full of action and the usual police procedural drama that is generally sought by those who favor this genre.

Most interestingly, this book will make a lot of people sit back, after finishing it, and re-think their own views of police and their procedures, crime and criminals, and many of the problems that have dogged our society for so long. The tale is told so well, using such personable characters, that the reader doesn't get the feeling that s/he is being lectured to - but the story does give one pause to consider if what they've just read doesn't offer good reasons to continue to think about these issues, long after the book is put away.

The setting, places, and characters herein are all easily recognizable to anyone who lived in Philadelphia during the 1970s and 1980s. I know this because I was raised in 1960s/1970s Philly, and lived there throughout the 1980s as a young adult. "A Sense of Duty" brought me back to the city of my youth, and enabled me to experience those days once again. Yet, the book's relevance to today's social issues remains as relevant as ever.

Because I enjoyed "A Sense of Duty" so much, I truly hope that Michael Tremoglie will someday write another book.

Mi piace questo libro, è una storia intrigante e interessante, parla dei problemi di un poliziotto Michael Carr che ha avuto problemi dopo un azione, accusato di razzismo per aver sparato ad un afro americano, la storia è in realtà più complicata, complotto politico, problemi familiari del protagonista, altro non dico, lascio ai lettori il gusto di leggere questo splendido libro.
Bravo Michael!
This is a great book!

Great book. Very realistic and exciting portrayal of police work and the problems between husbands and wives.

Characters were good. Saladin was like the good Don in the mob movies and Mike Carr was the guy going against the odds.

Can't wait for the sequel.

Prolific political writer Michael P. Tremoglie's first foray into fiction is unique in that he develops his characters with their clothes on, which is refreshing. Instead of appealing to prurient interest, he focuses on the emotional dynamics of his very real characters' relationships. Though there's sex and violence, except for one scene, it's mostly implied and to my taste, most effective that way.

His story takes you inside life on the beat, life on the street and life among the elite.
Especially appealing is his detailed account of a cop, from reluctant trainee to rookie. A recommended read for anyone considering law enforcement as a career.

Also very real is his characterization of the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. Though it could be any big city, his depiction of real places should particularly appeal to anyone familiar with the Philly area.

And for those who love the "Rocky" movies, it's got the same wholesome grit that made the "Rocky" story so appealing. Regular guy with a sense of duty turns out to be not so regular after all.

Tremoglie also manages to incorporate dialogue representing both sides of the political divide, exposing the hypocrisy of an overly politically correct culture with his Carr character's everyman commonsense.

He ties it all up nicely with a satisfying ending, which is more of a promising beginning for his next novel. "Sense of Duty" would make a great motion picture and I personally hope it someday soon will be.

We baby boomers have seen entertainment and literature get markedly better. From Hill Street Blues to The Sopranos, some writers have come through with stories that are pithy, complex and startlingly realistic. Tremoglie satisfies those of us who enjoy serious realism; a realism in which the lives of the characters have real and often troubling demands on their loves and loyalties.

Mr. Tremoglie has superbly portrayed the complexities of a South Phila. relationship in the parochial minded and stifling environment from whence he came. The anti- American Dream mentality which crushes ambition and the drive to better oneself is powerfully described in vivid detail. The insight into misguided loyalties and the breaking of long held mores' make this a fascinating read.If one is looking to learn about American Dreams and Nightmares look no further.