Homicide : a year on the killing streets / David Simon.
Homicide : a year on the killing streets / David Simon.
By
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Simon, David, 1960-
Publication Date
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2006, 1991
Publication Information
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New York : Henry Holt and Company,
Physical Description
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xv, 646 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.
Subject Term
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Homicide investigation.
Homicide investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore.
Summary
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"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 men confronted by the darkest of American visions." David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and his remarkable book is both a compelling account of casework and an investigation into our culture of violence. The narrative follows Donald Worden, a veteran investigator nearing the end of his career; Harry Edgerton, an iconoclastic 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.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780805080759
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT NFIC - DISPLAY | Adult Non-Fiction Display | 363.2595 SI5 | Checked out |