{"product_id":"9781456720469","title":"The Dead Stroll","description":"The life of a homicide cop is death with many causes: death for love, death for\u003cbr\u003e hate, death for revenge, death for money or death for no reason at all. The\u003cbr\u003e homicide cop’s worst nightmare is death by a serial killer with a plan. This gritty\u003cbr\u003e and fast moving story of a search for such a killer is a realistic portrayal of homicide\u003cbr\u003e investigation written by a former homicide detective who has been there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was a homicide investigator during the time frame of this novel and I am\u003cbr\u003e impressed with the detail and account of both the technical and routine phases\u003cbr\u003e of murder investigations as we did them “back in the day.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gerald R. Beavers\u003cbr\u003e Former Chief of Police, Asheville, North Carolina and Topeka, Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A fresh homicide on the street. Grab your pen and notebook and get to the\u003cbr\u003e scene. Beat the bushes. Talk to the street cops who show up. Talk to the\u003cbr\u003e street people whose trust you have developed over the years – bartenders,\u003cbr\u003e prostitutes, crooks, store owners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The drums are beating in the neighborhood. People are talking. Get the right\u003cbr\u003e information and you solve the case. No DNA; no C. S. I.; no cell phones; no online\u003cbr\u003e information sources. No psychological profi les other than the knowledge\u003cbr\u003e and memory of sharp cops. No scientifi c interrogation techniques other than\u003cbr\u003e experience and knowledge of human nature. We found the killers and we put\u003cbr\u003e them away.\u003cbr\u003e This is the way it was in the late 1960’s and Ed Mercer captures the tableau\u003cbr\u003e perfectly. The Dead Stroll is a nostalgia trip for those of us who walked the\u003cbr\u003e walk and talked the talk in those days and a historical document for those\u003cbr\u003e cops currently working homicides – an authentic depiction of how it was. The\u003cbr\u003e scenes of riot and turmoil in the streets, the pressures of external and internal\u003cbr\u003e politics, the cops’ wit and crisp dialogue are all vivid and real. Don’t miss this\u003cbr\u003e great read which is told in a way that only be written by a guy who has been\u003cbr\u003e there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Harry T. O’Reilly\u003cbr\u003e Detective Sergeant (retired) NYPD, Former supervisor, Manhattan South\u003cbr\u003e Homicide and Special Victims Unit\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140850598128,"sku":"9781456720469","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456720469_p0.jpg?v=1763862719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456720469","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}