Praise for The Policewomen's Bureau
“A page turning story, based on fact, about how it was to be an NYPD cop and a woman several decades ago: frightening, exciting, rewarding, as well as insulting, demoralizing and surreal, all at the same time. Policewoman Marie Carrara is the ultimate survivor.”—Joseph Wambaugh, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author
"Memorable . . . Marie [Cirile]'s impressive career, told "with as little imagination as possible," according to an author's note, is a testament to her alter ego's resilience in the face of sexism and physical abuse."—Publishers Weekly
"An engaging drama with cinematic potential. . . . Great fare for lovers of police stories and a dead-on accurate portrayal of the era’s attitudes toward women"—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Edward Conlon's Blue Blood
A National Book Critics Circle Award? Finalist, New York Times Notable Book, and New York Times Bestseller
“[A] sprawling, wry, opinionated, beautifully written memoir.”—New York Times
“A richly entertaining peek behind the badge.”—Time
“Blue Blood explains the job and its history like no book before. . . . It is not only a cop's Moby Dick, it is an American Crime and Punishment.”—Chicago Tribune
“He illuminates every aspect of police work with wisdom and wry humor . . . Blue Blood is a memoir that casts back to the earliest days of New York’s police. It is also a family history, written with love and esteem.”—The Telegraph
“Nuanced and epic . . . Conlon lays waste to the clichés and tells a tale that is by turns lyrical, gritty, and highly compelling.”—The Irish Independent
“For vividness, perception, humor and quirkiness, this is unbeatable; a masterpiece of realistic reportage.”—Express
“Conlon is a wonderful writer, street smart and poetic, arresting you with his deft turn of phrase. . . . Rapid-fire war stories capture the mania of [his] life as a cop, from his rookie days in public housing in 1995 to his current post as a detective in the South Bronx. Readers are lucky Conlon gives them a pass into his world.”—Booklist, Starred Review
“Gripping . . . Even those with a more cynical view of the realities of police work will be impressed by the warts-and-all portrait Conlon provides, and his gifts as a writer will doubtless attract a wide audience.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A sprawling, loose-limbed collection of funny and harrowing on-the-clock anecdotes, broken up by numerous digressions into family and institutional history.”—AV Club
“It is difficult to imagine a more thorough immersion into the world of everyday copdom. . . . [Conlon] admits us into a fascinating and frightening world that is never far from our own doorstep.”—BookPage
“[A] dynamic, dark-humored memoir of daily life on the NYPD. . . . Conlon's impressive knowledge of and passion for New York City history and its political characters shine through out.”—Harvard Magazine
The Policewomen's Bureau
A Novel
