Homicide

By David Simon

Subjects: Crime, united states, Homicide investigation, Police, united states, Baltimore (Md.)., Nonfiction, True Crime, Baltimore (Md.). Police Department. Homicide Unit, Homicide, Baltimore (md.), history, Baltimore (Md.). Police Dept. Homicide Unit

Description: The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed or bludgeoned to death. At the centre 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 his remarkable book is both a compelling account of casework and an investigation into out culture of violence.