A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1427260818 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 455 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland. An award-winning reporter who previously worked for The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post, he now covers the justice department for Bloomberg News. Del Quentin Wilber is the New York Times-bestselling author of Rawhide Down, an account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
After a quiet couple of months, all hell breaks loose: suddenly every detective in the squad is scrambling to solve one shooting and stabbing after another. Meanwhile, the entire unit is obsessed with a stone-cold "red ball," a high-profile case involving a seventeen-year-old honor student attacked by a gunman who kicked down the door to her house and shot her in her bed.Murder is the police investigator's ultimate crucible: to solve a killing, a detective must speak for the dead. More than any recent book, A Good Month for Murder shows what it takes to succeed when the stakes couldn't possibly be higher.. Bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad---a dedicated, colorful team of detectivesdoes its almost impossible jobTwelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February 2013 was a good month for murder in suburban Washington, D.C.After gaining unparalleled access to the homicide unit in Prince George's County, which borders the nation's capital, Del Quentin Wilber begins shadowing the talented, often quirky detectives who get the call when a bod
Four Stars SGB Great story!
Put away your mysteries and thrillers--this is the real thing, rendered with grit and with grace."Jon Meacham, author of American Lion and Destiny and Power"A Good Month for Murder is utterly absorbing. Adam Plantinga, Edgar-nominated author of 400 Things Cops Know"Del Quentin Wilber's A Good Month for Murder presents a great few hours of reading for anyone interested in peeling back the screen of myth and romance to get at the harsh and visceral reality of homicide investigation."Stephen Hunter, author of The Third Bullet and Sniper's Honor"A meticulously reported account of an intrepid reporter’s embedded months with a homicide squad. Wilber's clear-eyed, discerning book does justice to both the homicide detectives he shadowed and the victims they speak for. "Superb--o