Chicago Street Cop
Amazing True Stories from the Mean Streets of Chicago and Beyond
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4.4 • 7 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Surviving a career in law enforcement involves a considerable amount of natural instinct, skill, luck, and intellect. Fortunately for Pat McCarthy, he possessed all of these, some more than others, at different times.
Chicago Street Cop, you will:
-Learn what it feels like to walk through the wreckage of the worst aviation disaster in America’s history—collecting bodies and body parts.
-Go behind the scenes as McCarthy, wired by the FBI, is bribed by an organized crime figure to protect a secret gambling den in Chinatown.
-Get an insider’s view into the life of a big city undercover cop buying drugs in a violent housing project.
-Ride along with McCarthy’s FBI squad as they try to stop a gang war.
-Read about what it’s like to be a SWAT team member in a two-day standoff with a cop killer.
With a gritty and no-holds-barred narrative, Chicago Street Cop is a vivid reminder of the risks and choices that members of law enforcement face daily as they keep the general public safe from harm.
Customer Reviews
Great read
 If you’re a fan of true crime this book brings you to the heart of the action! McCarthy’s resonates long after the last page, leaving you with a deeper understanding of what it takes to serve and protect in one of America’s most complex cities.
Awesome True Stories
Great true stories from a cop’s cop! Pat was able to put all of his emotions and fast-paced judgement calls into words on pages. As the back cover reads, “take a ride along with McCarthy…”. I truly felt as if I was on a ride along with him during each call with his partners. I was sweating as if I were the one doing the undercover drug buys. A fast, great read and/or listen (audiobook available as well)
Save your money.
What could have been an exciting biography turned out to be just plain boring ! Chapter after chapter reads like a text book. I don't see what the publishers saw in this to even give a second look.