{"product_id":"9780805080759","title":"Homicide : A Year on the Killing Streets","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHomicide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Simon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and this electrifying book tells the true story of a year on the violent streets of an American city. The narrative follows Donald Worden, a veteran investigator; Harry Edgerton, a 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published fifteen years ago, \u003ci\u003eHomicide\u003c\/i\u003e became the basis for the acclaimed television show of the same name. This new edition—which includes a new introduction, an afterword, and photographs—revives this classic, riveting tale about the men who work on the dark side of the American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Simon does an extraordinary job of getting under the skin and into the minds of the police officers.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We seem to have an insatiable appetite for police stories . . . David Simon's entry is far and away the best, the most readable, reliable and relentless of them all.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805080759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593692262606,"sku":"9780805080759","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_574ad350-1e23-4378-a708-dfd7fb7cd548.jpg?v=1637791213","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805080759","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}