 Author Name: Sgt. Randy Sutton
Title: A COP'S LIFE: TRUE STORIES FROM THE HEART BEHIND THE BADGE
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: VHPS (HOLT & ST MARTINS)
ISBN Number: 0312940017 / 9780312940010
Seller ID: 2107436
20 dramatic, moving, & distrubing true stories from a cop's 20 years on the street. 5.5x8 inches, 256 pgs.
'"Cops put an impassive face to the world because they have to, but they all feel things deeply & profoundly, even if it doesn't show & even if they can't express it." --Excerpt from A Cop's Life
The 20 stories that comprise A Cop's Life are not standard issue police stories. Along with shoot-outs, hanging, drownings, & murders, protraits of young cops who've seen too little & old cops who've seen too much is uncensored introspecition, chilling confessions of Sutton's near suicide, complicated moral dilemmas and situations that challenge our perception of what it means to be a police officedr.
An unusually talented & honest writer, Randy Sutton reveals the secrets of joy, exhiliaration, fear, boredom & profound despair behind every cop's impassive mask.
PRAISE FOR TRUE BLUE:
"If you want to enter the hearts & minds of the men & women sworn to protect us, read True Blue." --Joseph Wambaugh, Author of The Onion Field
"A terrific read--powerful, intelligent, & moving." --T. Jefferson Parker, Author of Cold Pursuit
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Randy Sutton is the editor of True Blue. A senior sergeant in the Las Vegas Police Dept, he also is a member of the Screen Actors Guild & has appeared in several big-screen films, HBO movies & television programs including Casino, Las Vegas, COPS, and America's Most Wanted.
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