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Blue bloodis the fastpaced, insider story of edward conlons career in the new york police department. Edward conlon is a little different from most of his fellow new york city cops, as a harvard graduate and regular writer for the new yorker. He attended regis high school and graduated from harvard in 1987 before joining the nypd in 1995. Blue blood is the fastpaced, insider story of edward conlons career.
His great grandfather was a crooked copa dandy who carried the bag on atlantic avenueduring the. But he goes into great detail and it all has a purpose. This is because edward conlon was previously a police officer and based this book around his personal experiences while he was on the job. Buy a cheap copy of blue blood book by edward conlon. Conlon tells of his first days as a rookie, walking a beat in the south bronx through his time in narcotics and his ascent to gold shield detective. Hes back on the job, but has traded in his handcuffs for a keyboard. Blue blood may be the best account ever written of life behind the badge conlon stays alive to the humor and the sadness and the ironies of life even in the teeth of the citys everyday assaulta document with the testimonial force equal to that of michael herrs dispatches. The title of edward conlons sterling cop memoir blue blood. Edward conlon enthralled readers with his intimate account of life in his large, multigenerational family of career policemen and in his adoptive family the fiercely clannish brotherhood of the nypd. It is a nitty gritty book,filled with the day to day of police work. Blue blood was published in 2004 and was written by edward conlon a former second grade new york police department detective. Blue blood by edward conlon 2004, hardcover 9781573222662. Edward conlon books list of books by author edward conlon.
An insider story of the authors career in the nypd force. New york times a richly entertaining peek behind the badge. Edward conlons blue blood is an ambitious and extraordinary work of nonfiction about what it means to protect, to serve, and to defend among the ranks of new yorks finest. A graduate of regis high school in new york and of harvard, he has published articles in the new.
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Packed with history, events, and people, blue blood ultimately lacks cohesion and narrative momentum. His father was a police officer who left the nypd to join the fbi. On cbs, a police show starring tom selleck the new york times. Conlon crowds in too many overly detailed incidents, characters, and even acronyms for the. Its the first book i read this past summer as i began exploring the possibility of a career in law enforcement. Told by a fourth generation nypd, this is an anecdotal history of new york as experienced through its police force, and depicts a. Part memoir, part expose, this book grabs your attention, and holds it while conlon takes you through the criminal justice system of new york, all the while pointing out its absurdity and promise. Blue blood chronicles his journey from the academy to detective. See all books authored by edward conlon, including blue blood, and red on red, and more on. Edward conlon is a son of the bronx, who still lives and works there.
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