A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080509881X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wilber’s immersive approach allows him to capture the cops' inner monologues and their prickly exchanges with criminals and one another with effective clarity. It's like David Simon's The Wireurgent but cold-eyed and tragicand it's all true."Men's Fitness“A propulsive account of a hard-charging homicide unit in a high-crime Washington, D.C., suburb…. A Good Month for Murder is a deeply reported, compelling, timely account of what it's like to be a homicide detective working in the shadows of the nation's capital."David Maraniss, author of Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story"We're practically deluged by television 'procedural' shows that purport to tell us about the lives of homicide detectives. "The book is briskly pacedWilber, a former Washington Post reporter, is painstaking in tracing how the detectives go about their fieldwork. Put away your mysteries and thrillers--t
After a quiet couple of months, all hell breaks loose: suddenly every detective in the squad is scrambling to solve one shooting and stabbing after another. Bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad---a dedicated, colorful team of detectivesdoes its almost impossible jobTwelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February 2013 was a good month for murder in suburban Washington, D.C.After gaining unparalleled access to the homicide unit in Prince George's County, which borders the nation's capital, Del Quentin Wilber begins shadowing the talented, often quirky detectives who get the call when a body falls. Meanwhile, the entire unit is obsess
Twenty-Eight Days and Nights of February 2013 Twenty- eight days and nights of February 2013, in Prince George's County, Maryland, following the Homicide Unit, is a month of sleep deprivation, misery and some success. The author, Del Quentin Wilber, has worked as a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post. H. An excellent read that is more than just a detective story An excellent read that is more than just a detective story. It is a real-world view into two cultures that intersect daily and are in perpetual conflict - law enforcement and a rotten, soulless culture that sees no value in human life and thinks killing an innocent teenager for a pa. Interesting True Crime Read Cindy Skiles I don't usually love "True Crime" but this was extremely well written and moved along at a nice pace. Living in the DC Metro Area, I was familiar with PG County. It was interesting to read about the police in the county and their dedication to solving all of the "Unnatural" deaths.
He lives in Bethesda, Maryland. An award-winning reporter who previously worked for The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post, he now covers the justice department for the Los Angeles Times. . Del Quentin Wilber is the New York Times-bestselling author of Rawhide Down, an account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan