{"product_id":"9780805076943","title":"Homicide Special : A Year with the LAPD's Elite Detective Unit","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHomicide Special\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Miles Corwin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Updated Epilogue by the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling portrait of seasoned homicide cops at work. This is L.A.'s darkest side: ironic, heart-breaking, stunningly violent, unfailingly human. Riveting.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Jonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mandate for Los Angeles' unique police unit Homicide Special is to take on the toughest, most controversial, and highest-profile cases. In this \"literate, unfailingly interesting work of true crime\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), acclaimed writer Miles Corwin uses unprecedented access to narrate six of the unit's cases-and capture its newest generation at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a call girl from Kiev dies in the line of duty, detectives Chuck Knolls and Brian McCartin seek her killer among a circle of Russian women who have been sold into white slavery. When a gangster's daughter takes a bullet, veterans Jerry Stephens and Paul Coulter trace clues scattered across the country to a Manhattan real-estate magnate. A cold case is reopened; a mother-daughter drowning and a baffling rape\/murder are solved. And, finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Blakley, allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a revised epilogue updating each of these fascinating cases, \u003ci\u003eHomicide Special \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the preeminent units of homicide detectives in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling . . . Corwin has helped demystify not just \u003ci\u003eHomicide Special\u003c\/i\u003e, but all of police culture, and given it a very personal face.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805076943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656635330766,"sku":"9780805076943","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a7b7eb96-6961-43cb-84b4-02418c99b3a0.jpg?v=1639452160","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805076943","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}