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Conlon relates the controversies surrounding the somewhat familiar shooting of Amadou Diallou and the abuse, at the hands of New York cops, of Abner Louima. But being a cop himself, Conlon lends insight and nuance to these issues that could not possibly be found in the newspapers. And as an outstanding writer, he draws the reader into that world. In the book's most remarkable passage, Conlon tells of the grim but necessary work done at the Fresh Kills landfill, sifting through the rubble and remains left in the wake of the World Trade Centre attacks on 9/11 (a section originally published in The New Yorker).
In many ways, Blue Blood comes to resemble the world of New York City law enforcement that Conlon describes: both are expansive, sprawling, multi-dimensional and endlessly fascinating. And Conlon's writing is perfectly matched to his subject: always lively, keenly observant and possessing a streetwise energy. --John Moe, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Classy, classic memoir from a long-serving NYPD gold-shield detective. Conlon doesn't just write brilliantly, he sheds a crystal clear eye on the extraordinary ups and downs of gritty, urban law enforcement"
--Daily Mirror
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It was not until Ed was a little older, after he graduated from Harvard, that Ed decided to join the police force. His time in the Police Academy, and his exploits as a new Police graduate are well documented. Throughout the book, Ed Conlon writes about the NYPD with pride and with a fresh face. These may be stories well known by other policemen, the same type of "things" that they may have gone through, but these experiences have not been as well written and documented as they are in "Blue Blood".
Ed Conlon tells us about his time walking the beat in South Bronx to his job with the elite Narcotics squad. He shares his experiences on the street- how to talk to the people he works for, how to gain their trust and how to really do the job. He has many tales of life in narcotics- his informants and how they came to be. His tales are funny at times and sad and gritty many times. He becomes fond of his informants and his colleagues. Tales of how they coped with their professional lives that were often times filled with tragedy and horrid black holes.
Ed Conlon shares the experiences of 9-11, the horror of that day and the aftermath. He was a newly promoted Detective, and he was in the office writing up a report when the first plane hit. His group of officers went to Ground Zero and worked the bucket brigade. They were then assigned to Fresh Kills Landfill, to go through the debris and look for bodies, black boxes and other evidence, whatever it was that was found. He had no famiy or close friends that were killed or injured, but he had plenty of useful stories and lots of memories. Ed had several uncles who had small resturants or shops in the Twin Towers- none of them were there that early in the day- they had all been saved.
Ed Conlon finally had his Detective Promotion Ceremony. Because it was so close to 9-11 he was one of the few who smiled during the ceremony. Edward Conlon has two professions one as New York City Police Detective, and the other as a writer. It appears that he is very skilled at both. I loved this book, the writing is superb and kept me engrossed. For a first novel, Edward Conlon has written a book to be celebrated. prisrob
However, it could have done with being about 200 hundred pages shorter - vast sections about his family history, etc, could have been cut, and the style was confused and rambling. It didn't need to include every incident or thought which occurred to the author, and could have followed a more linear, understandable pattern.
Overall, though, I would recommend reading it.
Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE
This guy is so introspective... slow, turgid style. I made it to the end, just. Read more
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