{"product_id":"a-cops-life-true-stories-from-the-heart-behind-the-badge-paperback","title":"A Cop's Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandy Sutton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCassie Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful collection of tales from the front lines, Las Vegas police sergeant Sutton goes beyond the neon into the dark corners of society, presenting the ultimate depiction of the hardest job there is. Martin's Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COP'S LIFE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis about a midnight call that brings you to a grandmother battered to death in her bed while three punks go running and laughing through the night.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COP'S LIFE... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis about the man in the Ninja outfit who absorbs a full magazine of hollowpoint bullets and still raises his gun to kill you... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COP'S LIFE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis about the honor student, the pride and hope of his family, hanging from a speaker wire, or the baby who dies in your arms, or the people who think you're a hero--or the devil... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful collection of tales from the frontlines, Las Vegas police sergeant Randy Sutton goes beyond the neon into the dark corners of society, putting us into the driver's seat of his cruiser and a job that ricochets from moments of sheer terror to coffee-fueled boredom--with stops on the way at every conceivable act of human folly and depravity. With a poet's touch, and the unflinching realism of a crime scene photograph, A COP'S LIFE is the ultimate depiction of the hardest job there is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliantly evokes the tormented inner life of the average cop.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling, sometimes wrenching, always insightful read that takes us into the soul of a working cop.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lescroart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Second Chair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Motive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRANDY SUTTON\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Sergeant at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, he has appeared in several big screen movies and HBO movies including \u003ci\u003eCasino, Fools Rush In, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e. On television, he has appeared on \u003ci\u003eCOPS, America's Most Wanted, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eTrue Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of true police stories written by officers from across America, also available from St. Martin's Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444796080306,"sku":"9781250038739","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/852b0e83fb137b8e4239c9b4996f375c.webp?v=1778711458","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-cops-life-true-stories-from-the-heart-behind-the-badge-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}