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Bullets, bombs, and fast talk Bullets, bombs, and fast talk James Botting A desperate gunman holds a planeload of innocent passengers hostage. A heavily armed cult leader refuses to leave his compound, threatening mass suicide by a hundred of his brainwashed followers. A n… OL11967240W
Murder for hire Murder for hire Jack Ballentine Jack Ballentine became a Phoenix police officer in 1978 and quickly rose to become one of the world's most successful undercover operatives. His specialty: posing as a hit man. None of the people who… OL13765063W
Now Then Lad Now Then Lad PC Mike Pannett My father was a Yorkshire Lad and this book was like having a chat with him. Mike Pannett's writing style is very easy and conversational. The stories about his time as a PC in rural North Yorkshire … OL16697556W
Cop without a badge Cop without a badge Charles Kipps "Cop Without A Badge tracks confidential informant Kevin Maher as he helps the NYPD, the FBI, and many other law enforcement agencies solve cases that range from robbery to extortion to homicide. In … OL17734743W
Black Klansman Black Klansman Ron Stallworth The true story of Detective Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, who in 1978 went undercover to investigate the KKK. OL19742770W
Murderer with a badge Murderer with a badge Edward Humes The explosive true story of a killer cop. Pulitzer Prize-winner Humes, the first to break the story, conducted exclusive jail-cell interviews with convicted LAPD officer Bill Leasure to give an enthr… OL1976919W
Good cop, bad daughter Good cop, bad daughter Karen Lynch "Karen Lynch was an unlikely person to become one of the first female cops in San Francisco. Raised by a counter-culture tribe in summer of love Haight-Ashbury, she was taught to despise "The Man." B… OL19975596W
Shards Shards Allison Moore "SHARDS is Allison Moore's first-person account of her life as a Hawaii vice cop who became addicted to meth, deceived her entire police department, and led her to a life of prostitution, torture, pr… OL19975995W
The job The job Steve Osborne Steve Osborne has seen a thing or two in his twenty years in the New York Police Department (NYPD) -- some harmless things, some definitely not. In "Stakeout," Steve and his partner mistake a Manhatt… OL19998737W
Once a cop Once a cop Corey Pegues "New Jack City meets Serpico in this provocative memoir of a crack dealer-turned-decorated NYPD officer--a timely reflection on the complex relationship between the police and the communities they ar… OL20030176W
The life of a Scilly sergeant The life of a Scilly sergeant Colin Taylor Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor. For the past five years Clive has kept the streets of Scilly free from anchor thieves, goldfish abductors, and other culprits, some drunken, intent on breaking the law. Th… OL20822701W
Copper at the yard Copper at the yard John Woodhouse Being a copper at the yard was definitely an exciting time for the author, John Woodhouse, but it did take it's toll on social and family life. From east end detective, to the Bomb Squad in London's … OL21714107W
Only Human Only Human Melanie Darlington 1 volume ; 21 cm OL22533938W
Corruption officer Corruption officer Gary L. Heyward "In this shocking memoir from a former corrections officer, Gary Heyward shares an eye-opening, gritty, and devastating account of his descent into criminal life, smuggling contraband inside the infa… OL23217885W
Appointment in Dallas Appointment in Dallas Hugh C. McDonald This man was widely well known and respected in police intelligence and criminal investigation circles and at the time Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles, he was Chief of Police at L.A. … OL6095395W
Chasing the Devil Chasing the Devil David Reichert The riveting personal account of one sheriffs epic hunt for America's most heinous serial killer. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer--… OL9207377W