Author: | Tom Walker | ISBN: | 9781935278382 |
Publisher: | iUniverse | Publication: | February 19, 2009 |
Imprint: | iUniverse | Language: | English |
Author: | Tom Walker |
ISBN: | 9781935278382 |
Publisher: | iUniverse |
Publication: | February 19, 2009 |
Imprint: | iUniverse |
Language: | English |
A fourth-generation New York cop whose great-grandfather was on the force during the Civil War Draft Riots of 1863, and author of Fort Apache: New Yorks Most Violent Precinct, Tom Walker delivers another eye-opening look at the life of being a cop in the Bronx. In this ambitious novel based on events from his familys history, Hugh Ryan, a proud third-generation New York police officer, runs up against the most difficult challenge of his career: battling the institution that has sustained his family for a century, driving him to the brink
A fourth-generation New York cop whose great-grandfather was on the force during the Civil War Draft Riots of 1863, and author of Fort Apache: New Yorks Most Violent Precinct, Tom Walker delivers another eye-opening look at the life of being a cop in the Bronx. In this ambitious novel based on events from his familys history, Hugh Ryan, a proud third-generation New York police officer, runs up against the most difficult challenge of his career: battling the institution that has sustained his family for a century, driving him to the brink