'Superb. The most stunning memoir ever written about the cop world'
Joseph Wambaugh

'Beautiful and inspiring, terrifying and heartbreaking'
James Frey

'More chilling than even the most realistic cop dramas on TV'
People

'A great book...with the testimonial force equal to that of Michael Herr's Dispatches' Time

Blue Blood is the fast-paced, insider story of Edward Conlon's career in the New York Police Department. 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. Conlon is the product of generations involved in law enforcement, good cops and bad, and he paints a vivid portrait of the teeming street life of the city, in all its horror and splendour. It's all here: adrenaline-fuelled chases, toxic police politics, crackhead informants and police camaraderie. The pace is relentless, the stories hypnotic, the scope nothing less than monumental.

A gripping insider account of life in the NYPD - perfect for fans of The Wire

About the Author
Edward Conlon is a detective with the New York City Police Department. A graduate of Regis High School in New York and of Harvard, he has published articles in The New Yorker and he lives and works in the Bronx.

Reviews
A high watermark of realism and insider knowledge ... Read this outstanding book * Sunday Times *
A dazzling epic of street life ... vibrant and hilarious. Conlon is a cop's cop * Washington Post *
Superb. The most stunning memoir ever written about the cop world -- Joseph Wambaugh
Beautiful and inspiring, terrifying and heartbreaking -- James Frey

More chilling than even the most realistic cop dramas on TV

* People *



Book Information
ISBN 9780091940324
Author Edward Conlon
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint Ebury Press
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Weight(grams) 385g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 25mm