Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
by
David Simon
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on most orders of $75+
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Brand New
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Paperback Book Details
- Paperback
- 646 Pages
- Reprint
- Released: August 22, 2006
- Originally Released: 2006
- Publisher: Picador
Authors:
| Author: | David Simon |
Product Description:
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 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.