Great book. A little long though !!!
598311
If you live in New York City and have ever met a NYC cop, well you will really like this book. This is a great story, with a lot of unknown information. If you want to find out how a NYC police officer spends his days, how hard the JOB is, and how difficult it is to deal with such a huge bureaucratie such as the NYPD, daily crimes and perps then you will really enjoy this book.
It is normal for a guy like Mr. Collon to tell us about his family in order for us to understand why he decided to join the force. It is part of him, it is in his blood. Again if you live in New York City, in Queens, Brooklyn,the Bronx and Manhattan then you will understand why family background for these young cops is important.
These are stories about real people written by a real good cop.
Life for a police officer is real tough and these guys put their lives at risk for us everyday. Once you read this book you will understand why they need our respect. So many people are out of touch with real life, not these guys.
He is also a graduate of Harvard University, so we surely can understand why it might be difficult for his peers to understand why he joined the force. This is why he goes back to his family background.
In any case, this is a great book, funny with great stories.
You'll get the real inner workings of the NYPD, and you will smile while you read about it.
4035258
Overall it is a great book. That being said I had a few issues with things being known by characters before that information is actually shared with them. Other than that the book is amazing. Once I actually got the chance to read this (you know when my kids let me lol) I had a hard time putting it down.
2658579
This book was a great book. It was the best book I have ever read. It is a little long but is worth the wait.
1977428
The only complain I have about this book is the size... carrying around a 1200 page hardback because I can't put it down can be tiring... it also hurts when you drop it on your face while reading in bed... Otherwise, AMAZING! I look forward to 2024 when he finishes the series :D
787528
great book but the reason for the 4 stars was that it g=could get a bit long making a point. Ohterwise, Malcom always brings forth great subjects and ideas
4262648
Excellent book. A bit repetitive at times.
2610191
This was a great book but the cost was too high for the length of the book. I saw the author talking to stop at a book store and read it. He really meant it. As an avid reader it was done in less a half hour.
382657
Start with book 1 and grow to love the characters. This book was great but got a little long at times and needed less descriptions. Felt like they needed to write a certain number of words to get paid. Lol.
4178801
This is a really great book. I grew up about an hour and half from the town, though I was just born when this case happened. I remembered the lifetime movie, and wanted to go deeper into the story. The author goes into great detail here, but for me, it's just a bit too much detail. The book seems to drag on at some points, and I found myself skipping through a few pages. For anyone who saw the movie or heard about the case, it's a must read. To hear all the things these kids got away with (masturbating in class, exposing themselves, stealing from peers, voyeurism, etc.) is truly astonishing. I definitely recommend it, just be ready for some lengthy reading.
4550937
It was excellent, the reason for 4 stars is it was just a bit long. I still highly recommend it.
1078521
This book was great. I have to say it was a little slow and took me some time to get into it at first, but once I got to the middle I was very pleased. The way the book is written was different than most books I have read. I believe he has a follow up coming out this year and I do plan to purchase it.
1353204
its great! itgs just waaaaaay too long. still  great fantasy book and is perfect to read when im bored. yay inkhart
1687309
It was a fabulous book, I really liked how the different characters spoke and gave their side of the story...my only wish would be that the book was longer...
2795704
informative well written ... long ...  takes a while to read book especially if you read a few sections at a time
601844
The story was great. The theme on dyslexia was really a revealing part of the book and tied in with the the struggles this couple went through makes this book a good read. The only problem I had was the very lengthy chapters in the book. 20 to 30 minutes per chapter made it difficult for me to progress through the book. Maybe if the author had more than 20 chapters in the book or did some significant breaks throughout the novel, it may have made it easy to go through the book a bit faster. That said I did read the an intro to one of her other books which looked interesting but still the long chapter. I also noticed that I have read another book on first responders that she wrote and I enjoyed that as well.

All in all it was a good read and I may be reading more books by Ms Stallings.
1737609
I really did like it...BUT...I was disappointed in the length of the book. I liked Cadegan as soon as we met him, although I'll tell you, The Cadegan of the books synopsis and the Cadegan of the actual book were two different people. That rather confused me at first, then I just ignored the synopsis and concentrated on the book, which I did enjoy. Cadegan was amazing and we learn some new things about him and about others in the series. I won't spoil it, but the one I thought was gunning to be the biggest baddie of them all, now isn't.
I liked Jo and can identify with her, poor thing she feels like she can't do anything right, ever. The one right thing she does is find him. I fell in love that fast in real life, lol, so for me, that is believable. All in all, it was a good book. Just IMHO, too darn short. Maybe books like Acheron and Styxx have spoiled me, lol, because when I pay almost $19 for a hardback, I want a LOT of book for my money.

Recommended read so you can keep up in their world, but it only took me about 4 hours to read it.
4003535
I loved this book! Just wished it could have been longer in length. Please keep them coming Jordan Silver !!!