Precinct 19

A "fast-moving" true account of life in a New York City police station with "a rare understanding of officers involved in extreme situations" ( San Diego Sun).

Manhattan's 19th precinct includes more than three dozen foreign consulates and the homes of some of the city's richest and most powerful citizens, including Gracie Mansion-yet even these wealthy and sophisticated environs aren't immune to bloodshed, brutality, and various dark dealings. In this book, a police reporter and Edgar Award-winning crime writer describes the day-to-day life of the law enforcement officers who patrol this Upper East Side neighborhood-and know the truth about what goes on behind the facades.

"Fast-paced and dramatic ... an effort that the famous chronicler of police life Joseph Wambaugh might envy." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"Moving ... revealing ... excellent." - Newsday