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Death Threats Be Damned, an Undercover Cop Isn't Running Anymorenew
At 47, his house gone from an arsonist's match, his family badly shaken by their 3 a.m. escape, undercover cop Jay Dobyns is watching his back against outlaws sworn to kill him.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W, Banks |
02-05-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Police Vets of the 1968 DNC Get Their Say in 'Battleground Chicago'new
First published in 2004 but reissued in paperback last May, in time for this summer’s round-number anniversary, Frank Kusch's Battleground Chicago tells the story of the infamous "police riot" at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. But here's a first: it's told from the cops' point of view.
Chicago Reader |
Barry Wightman |
08-26-2008 |
Nonfiction
Police Sociologist and Criminal Justice Prof Writes About His Experience as a Baltimore Copnew
As a critic of the justice system, Peter Moskos decided to engage this dysfunction from a very local level, from the perspective of an officer on the street. As an officer, he became a cog in the machine, patrolling Broadway, from Orleans Street to North Avenue, on the night beat.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Barry |
07-29-2008 |
Nonfiction
Requiem for a Murdered Poetnew
Hall Pass was Lorrie Tennant's last poem. She read it aloud at an open mic event at Ginger Bay Cafe in Hollywood, Fla. Later that night she said good-bye to her friends and returned to her home, where her murderer awaited her.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
10-13-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
