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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets - David Simon
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
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From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television showThe scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's... show more
From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television showThe scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world. David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and this electrifying book tells the true story of a year on the violent streets of an American city. The narrative follows Donald Worden, a veteran investigator; Harry Edgerton, a black detective in a mostly white unit; and Tom Pellegrini, an earnest rookie who takes on the year's most difficult case, the brutal rape and murder of an eleven-year-old girl. Originally published fifteen years ago, Homicide became the basis for the acclaimed television show of the same name. This new edition--which includes a new introduction, an afterword, and photographs--revives this classic, riveting tale about the men who work on the dark side of the American experience.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780805080759 (0805080759)
ASIN: 805080759
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Pages no: 631
Edition language: English
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Reading For The Heck Of It
Reading For The Heck Of It rated it
2.5 A look behind the curtain
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon is a work of non-fiction about the Homicide Unit of Baltimore's Police Department during one year in the 1980's when he was a journalist for the Baltimore Sun. This book was actually the inspiration for the TV show Homicide: Life on the Streets ...
Michael's Book Babble
Michael's Book Babble rated it
5.0 A must-read, especially for fans of THE WIRE
David Simon's Homicide is an extremely riviting read. It's up there as one of my favorite non-fiction reads. I was familiar with Simon's work with The Wire, and it was cool to read some scenes and dialogue that I recognized from the show. Like with other non-fiction books I dig, this one reads a lot...
Barb's Books
Barb's Books rated it
4.0 Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Enjoyed this non-fiction book. It was a little slow and dry in some parts, but the behind-the-scenes look at homicide detectives was very interesting. Wish I'd watched The Wire on HBO!
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
5.0 Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Updated Review:I re-read this because I am going to teach it this fall. In a book about how homicides are investigated, Simon looks at race, class, politics, police, residents, drugs, sexism, racism, and any another ism. There is plently in this book to chew over.Older ReviewI finally read this. ...
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immediacy rated it
5.0 Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
This is an amazing book. Two people picked this out of my "To Read" list as their suggestion for what I should tackle next. Interestingly enough, I had already started it. I had heard about this book originally on a private list that I'm on, but never saw a copy at any bookstore that I went to. Then...
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