NYPD Officer Charles Griffin, a known drunk, a notorious bully, and dirty cop is involved in stealing drugs and money from drug dealers, is involved in an accident with an 18 wheeler on the West Side Highway that kills him, one other cop and leaves 2 other cops critical. Detective Tony Philadelphia, a homicide detective from the 9th precinct, is asked by the Precinct Captain to find out what happened. What happens next is a trail that goes thru dirty cops, brutal cops, using their badge to rob drug dealers, force sex, and get the Columbo Mafia family involved. In every page are descriptions of cop abuse, killings, and assorted cop dishonor that is fresh out of today’s news stories.
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Sexual Content - 5/5
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Violence - 4/5
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Language - 5/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 4/5
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Summary
From: Pat Pullum
Book Title: Cops Lie
Book Author: Leonard Love Matlick
What do you like about this book:
This work of fiction reads like a non-fiction account. The story follows 2 New York City cops Tony Philadelphia and Ed Longo who are clean cops and try to uphold their positions in the police force. After a fellow policeman gets killed, they uncover that he is tied to a long list of dirty cops. These are the ones wh do illegal arrests to boost their number of arrests for the month and also who are involved with drug deals and even the mob. The lieutenant for their precinct asks them to try and get information on the dirty cops which includes having to try to gain the confidence of the Mafia while also trying to keep up with their mounting every day case files. We find out that Tony is addicted to sex and gets it whenever and wherever he can. This actually helps him to get inside the mob family and get more information. But Tony also has a new love in his life and that brings conflict and new decisions to make. The 2 detectives witness so much illegal activity and unnecessary arrests, but have to turn a blind eye on most of them, as cops do not rat on other cops. The book has a lot of bad language, drinking whilst on duty and very explicit sex, but it gives the reader the idea that most of this is taken from fact and does occur frequently in these parts of New York.
Your ratings of the level of sex, violence, language and drug/alcohol use on a scale of 1-5.
Sex:5
Violence:4
Language:5
Drug/Alcohol use:4