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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide A Year on the Killing Streets
Author: David Simon
Through wonderfully descriptive writing, Simon details the work of fifteen detectives, three sergeants and a lieutenant charged with investigating dozens of Baltimore's 234 murders that year. Simon takes listeners inside the detectives' lives, describing the frustration of departmental red tape and politics, the bursts of energy and moments of d...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395488294
ISBN-10: 039548829X
Publication Date: 6/1991
Pages: 599
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4.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (T)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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 Kmarie avatar reviewed Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets on + 529 more book reviews
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This is the book that the series HOMICIDE: Life on the Streets as based upon. EXCELLENT story.
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I have read this book 3 times and have enjoyed it each and every time. It explores the inner workings of the Baltimore Homicide detectives for one year in the 80's. You won't be able to put it down!
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If you liked the TV show...this is better.
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 DesertShaman avatar reviewed Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets on + 203 more book reviews
A must for any true fan of Homicide.
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One of the best true crime books I've read. Only Helter Skelter is better in my estimation. One gets to know the detectives and how they work. Well written.
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Love this book. They based the great TV show on it...but seriously, no book has captured the gritty reality of working a real crime scene better. This is one fantastic book.


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