Report to the Commissioner - by James Mills (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"One hell of a good suspense story." -- <i>The New York Times</i>. So authentic that it reads like a real-life crime investigation, this bestseller centers on an Internal Affairs Division report on a young cop's shooting of an undercover narcotics detective.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"One hell of a good suspense story . . . Mills's book is a spellbinder, ironic in its implications, explosively dramatic in its narrative." -- <i>The New York Times</i> <p/>The youngest detective on the New York City police force, Bo Lockley is eager to prove himself. Ordered to track down "the Stick," a high-rolling pimp, Bo finds himself at the center of a Times Square shootout. Worse yet, he's quickly arrested and charged with murder, becoming the scapegoat of a department all too ready to sacrifice a naïve rookie in order to conceal its own corruption.<br>The ensuing scandal leads to an investigation by the Internal Affairs Division that forms the basis of <i>Report to the Commissioner.</i> So authentic that it reads like a real-life crime investigation, this suspenseful novel recaptures the gritty atmosphere of 1970s New York in its examination of exploited idealism and self-serving ambition. Written by the author of <i>The Panic in Needle Park, </i> this hard-hitting bestseller inspired an acclaimed 1975 movie. <p/>"Gripping. [A] solid and original crime novel about injustice and corruption in the NYPD." -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>James Mills wrote two <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers: the novel<i> Report to the Commissioner</i> and<i> The Underground Empire, </i> a study of international narcotics trafficking that led to his expert testimony before a panel of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. His books <i>The Panic in Needle Park </i>and <i>Report to the Commissioner</i> were made into major motion pictures.
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