Details
The 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 yearís 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 ó which includes a new introduction, an afterword, and photographs ó revives this classic, riveting tale about the men who work on the dark side of the American experience.
'Through wonderfully descriptive writing, David Simon details the work of fifteen detectives, three sergeants and a lieutenant charged with investigating dozens of Baltimore's 234 murders that year... Simon takes readers inside the detectives' lives, describing the frustration of departmental red tape and politics, the bursts of energy and moments of despair... For a complete look at what it's like to investigate violence for a living, Homicide is well worth the time.' -The Orlando Sentinel
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 yearís 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 ó which includes a new introduction, an afterword, and photographs ó revives this classic, riveting tale about the men who work on the dark side of the American experience.
'Through wonderfully descriptive writing, David Simon details the work of fifteen detectives, three sergeants and a lieutenant charged with investigating dozens of Baltimore's 234 murders that year... Simon takes readers inside the detectives' lives, describing the frustration of departmental red tape and politics, the bursts of energy and moments of despair... For a complete look at what it's like to investigate violence for a living, Homicide is well worth the time.' -The Orlando Sentinel
Additional Information
| Author | David Simon |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Holt Paperbacks |
| Page Count | 642pp |
| Publication Size | 5.5 x 8.25 |
| Publication Notes | trade paperback, b/w |
| Publication Date | August 1, 2006 |
| ISBN | 978-0805080759 |
You may also be interested in the following product(s)
Deadly Intent: Crime And Punishment Photographs from the Burns Archive
$49.95
|
Acts Of Violence: Anthology Of Crime Comics
$9.95
|
The Best American Crime Reporting 2010
$14.99
|
Related Products
My Cart
You have no items in your shopping cart.