Appropriately enough, one of the best cop shows in the history of television was based on one of the best true crime books ever written.Journalist David Simon spent a year observing Baltimore Homicide detectives and it is their poignantly true stories -- almost all as funny, heartbreaking, and memorable as any fiction -- that make up this book.While fans of the TV show will immediately recognize the initial templates for such beloved characters as Frank Pembleton, Bayliss, Munch, and others, this amazing book is much more than just a basis for a classic television show.It is, quite simply, one of the most insightful books about modern law and order ever written.All of the detectives live brilliantly on the page and Simon's prose reminds us what great writing actually is.Though this is a word I've probably overused in this review, there is no other way to describe Simon's achievement: amazing.Click Here to see more reviews about: Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
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