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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets -- David Simon, Paperback

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From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show

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 hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.

David 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.

Originally published fifteen years ago, Homicide 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.

Author: David Simon
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 08/22/2006
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780805080759

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2006 pg. 100

About the Author

David Simon's Homicide won an Edgar Award and became the basis for the NBC award-winning drama. Simon's second book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, co-authored with Edward Burns, was made into an HBO miniseries. Simon is currently the executive producer and writer for HBO's Peabody Award-winning series The Wire. He lives in Baltimore.

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David Simon, Homicide investigation - Maryland - Baltimore, Law Enforcement, Murder, Paperback, Picador USA, Political Science, True Crime, True Crime / Espionage

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