{"product_id":"9781449407193","title":"A Lighter Shade of Blue: Weird, Wild, and Wacky Cop Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Leland Gregory's best-selling Stupid collections, retired NYPD officer Scott Baker and author Tom Philbin present \u003ci\u003eA Lighter Shade of Blue\u003c\/i\u003e. With authentic tales of life behind the badge, \u003ci\u003eA Lighter Shade of Blue\u003c\/i\u003e features hilarious anecdotes as told by the cops on the scene--everything from stupid crooks and bungled crimes to patrol etiquette, station house banter, and mangled English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a gun-stealing chimpanzee to the good-natured hazing of a new recruit, \u003ci\u003eA Lighter Shade of Blue\u003c\/i\u003e mixes the hilarious with the downright unbelievable through more than 100 firsthand accounts from police officers across the United States and Canada. In addition, a handy glossary of funny cop lingo apprises readers of why they would much rather have a fat pill (buttered roll) as opposed to a finger wave (rectal exam). Consider \u003ci\u003eA Lighter Shade of Blue\u003c\/i\u003e as the ultimate ride-along--a sidesplitting collection rife with real stories from the cops who have seen and heard it all, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A rookie who is locked in the back of a cop car during his first patrol and driven, windows down, through an automatic car wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A gun-stealing chimpanzee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A college professor attacked by a wild gang of teenage girls who promptly steal his watch. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143189872880,"sku":"9781449407193","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449407193_p0.jpg?v=1763829039","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449407193","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}