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Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Stories (Hardcover)

by Laurie Lynn Drummond (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060561629
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060561628
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.3 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 753,459 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful New Voice for Policewomen, 1 April 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You is the best collection of short stories I have ever read about policewomen. In fact, they are among the best police stories I have read, as well. Unlike much of the popular fiction about women who are private detectives, Ms. Drummond deals with the gritty reality of real police work. Having been a uniformed officer for the Baton Rouge, Louisiana police department, she can draw on lots of experience to bring us into the reality of this line of work. More importantly, she is a gifted writer who is able to put sensory and emotional experiences into words in ways that will assault and overwhelm your own senses and emotions. It's an impressive first book by an author who has great things ahead of her.

One of the strengths of her stories is that she engages you with five different police officers who have vastly different backgrounds and experiences. What they all have in common is that they are caring people who want to do the right thing, and are true to their female perspectives. These are not men masquerading as women, as much detective fiction is.

I had to ration myself with the stories. I wanted to read them straight through, but knew that I would probably not read as fine a collection of stories this year . . . so I took one a night. The pleasure from each story was palpable.

The stories have a tough edge. It's not possible to do police work without being affected by it . . . and facing up to limitations that will scar one both physically and emotionally. The last two stories about Sarah are as remarkable as any short stories I have read. I hope that Ms. Drummond turns them into a novel. I want to find out what happens next in Sarah's life.

As I finished the book, I came away hoping that more fiction will honestly portray the real-life experiences of women in difficult jobs.

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