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Blue Blood (Hardcover)

by Edward Conlon (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Riverhead Books (April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1573222666
  • ISBN-13: 978-1573222662
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.8 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,123,508 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

As a Harvard graduate and regular writer for The New Yorker, Edward Conlon is a little different from most of his fellow New York City cops. And the stories he tells in his compelling memoir Blue Blood are miles away from the commonly told Hollywood-style police tales that are always action-packed but rarely tethered to reality. While there is action here, there's also political hassle, the rich and often troubling history of a department not unfamiliar with corruption, and the day-to-day life of people charged with preserving order in America's largest city. Conlon's book is, in part, a memoir as he progresses from being a rookie cop working the beat at troubled housing projects to assignments in the narcotics division to eventually becoming a detective. But it's also the story of his family history within the enormous NYPD as well as the evolving role of the police force within the city.

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


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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, The Stories He Tells!, 2 May 2004
By prisrob "pris," (New EnglandUSA) - See all my reviews
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Ed Conlon is a Detective with the New York City police Department. His trials and tribulations within the Police Department are skillfully told in his book "Blue Blood". This is a book of truths, of his life before and after. His great grandfather was a New York City Policeman with a dubious reputation. His father worked for the NYPD and later for the FBI, and his uncle, Eddie was a New York City Cop. Ed Conlon loved his dad. He was a disciplinarian, but a loving father who wished the best for his son. Uncle Eddie was a hero to Ed and his father. Police work was in the blood of Ed's paternal family, and he joined that great fraternity.

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

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5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, 26 Feb 2005
By Pius (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
I do not regret that I bought this book. It is an interesting book. I like the author's style of writing and the police stories which I found exciting. I generally like cop stories and wasn't disappointed by this. If you ever want to know about the inner workings of New York City and the NYPD, then this is a recommended read.

Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE

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3.0 out of 5 stars Plus Ca change, 29 Jul 2007
This review is from: Blue Blood (Paperback)
As a police officer in London, of similar age and length of service to the author I was amused at the striking similarities between his world and mine. its all here, the highs, the lows, the politics and the cynacism. If you want to get some idea about big city policing I suggest you start here.

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