About the Author

Edward Conlon is a detective with the New York City Police Department. A graduate of Harvard, he has published articles in The New Yorker and Harper’s and his work has been included in The Best American Essays. He is the author of a memoir, Blue Blood, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, a New York Times Notable Book, and a New York Times bestseller.

Reviews

“Wise, wry, and intelligent . . . possibly the best cop novel ever.”—Lee Child
 
“A big, daring, psychologically complex story—passionate and poignant, pulsating with authenticity and street smarts, yet lyrical and literary—this is the cop novel for everyone who reads books.”—Joseph Wambaugh
 
“Extraordinary . . . Mr. Conlon, already showing a mature novelist’s skill, has produced an accomplished work full of wisdom and adrenaline, contemplation and action, pride and regret.”—The Wall Street Journal
 
“Riveting . . . Conlon has used all-too-humane detectives, biting wit and the rhythmic slang of the streets to create a brilliant police novel.”—The Star-Ledger
 
 “Conlon is a gifted writer, surefooted on this terrain, drawing on personal NYPD experience to immerse the reader in the job. . . . [Nick] Meehan is a powerful character, realistic in his wry, existentialist approach and deeply sympathetic.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
Named One the Best Novels of the Year by Kirkus Reviews