enjoyed this book! Its better than I had anticipated, Interesting and hilarious stories from the NYPD, I gifted a copy of to a friend who loved it! If your tired of reading those true crime story dramas, well here's a book to relive you from the seriousness and take you to the true and funny world that law enforcement goes through every day.
A quick book to get you laughing along with a look into the world of New York law enforcement through the eyes of a seasoned detective, Vic Ferrari once again through his great storytelling skill brings the stories and mishaps into paper form, His outlook on life of "Dickheads and Debauchery: and Other Ways to Die" had brought out the truth to life situations that we all face, Now the veteran detective brings his new outlook on funny stories of law enforcement for your reading pleasure, It's not "War and Peace" but a great book to put a smile on your face and couple of stories within to make you look at life differently.
Good Job Vic and hope for you to put together a good crime drama with all your expertise and stories, it would probably hit the NY Times Bestseller list.
My mom got me this book for the holidays and I enjoyed it so much! The stories are hilarious and very entertaining, Definitely going to read the rest of the books from the author, I highly recommend this book,
NYPD: Through The Looking Glass exposes the funnier side of the New York City Police Department the public doesn't get to see,
Retired NYPD detective Vic Ferrari shares his crazy stories from a twenty yearcareer with America's largest police department,
Would you believe an NYPD member would:
Hide a gun in his oven only to have it explode when he decided to make a snack
Pay a prostitute with a check
Move a corpse to avoid working overtime
An insightful behind the scenes look into the NYPD that reveals:
What goes on inside a busy police station and the characters inside
NYPD Precinct nicknames
The unofficial NYPD Glossary
Everything from Gun battles to practical jokes paints a colorful portrait of a cop's world.
Demonstrating a dark sense of humor many police officers have and use as a coping mechanism to deal with the stress of the job, For example:
Pouring wood stain in a coworkers Rogaine bottle
Smearing fingerprint ink on a toilet seat
Fill a car with crickets
NYPD: Through The looking Glass provides a taste of what its like to be an NYPD police officer with details and insight not found watching Blue Bloods or Law and Order.
If you enjoy true crime, Live PD or fascinated with police work, youve picked up the right book, A good book that couldve been an even better one with some judicious copy editing, Grammar, spelling, agreement of noun and verb, etc, Not what I expected
I really didn't know what to expect with this book, but I am a little disappointed, But let me point out it was not to any fault of the author, I actually liked the way he wrote and found him enjoyable and funny, So I am more disappointed with what I thought it would be about, I was under the impression that it would be more about crimes and criminals and instead it was more about the practical jokes and little stuff like that.
I would of found it more enjoyable if it was more crime based, or I'm pretty sure I would as I must admit I love true crime,
That being said I also want to point out I did enjoy the authors work and it was good enough I didn't give up on it or put it down.
And that says a lot, I just wanted to point out that I thought it was going to be coming from a different perspective, I must admit that the author has a great talent and I will def try again to read another I will just keep my options more open! Keep up the great work and thank you for all your hard work and dedication cause without people like you willing to do one of the most thankless jobs out there there's no telling where we would be today! So if no one else has said it today thank you!!!! Loved it
This was one of the fastest books I can remember reading.
It was absolutely fascinating and very funny but at the same time quite interesting, I definitely recommend it. We'll absolutely buy additional books from this author, Ever wondered what it would be like to ride along with the NYPD, but not have to leave your house Ferrari gives us a firsthand view of all the craziness, seriousness, and madness a police officer has to deal with every night on patrol.
I laughed all through this book, The unique characters you meet that the police have daily run ins with were great, I wonder if they are still there today or moved on to greener pastures, You also get a look behind the scenes, in the squad and locker rooms, A fun, relaxing read that will have you laughing,
Fun book
Great stories, Made me laugh out loud quite a bit, I'd recommend it whether you're in LE or not, Fun read. Definitely behind the scenes
Our author know of which he speaks, Im sure this book barely scrapes the surface of being an NYPD cop, Liked the look into part of the police academy
training, Poor transcription from book to ebook, There were a few instances where I had to figure out what was actually written, Worth reading if you are the least bit interested in the world of the blue line, Plenty of good stories, but so many spelling/grammar/typo issues sometimes made it a harder and less enjoyable read than it could have been, Obviously not the fault of Mr, Ferrari who just needs a better publisher/editor, Vic Ferrari is a retired twenty year veteran of theNew York City police department, A Bronx resident for overyears he now splits his time between sunny Florida and his timeshare in North Korea, He lives with his Irish Wolfhound puppy Dougal who follows him everywhere, including the bathroom, He enjoys writing, cooking, and managing a coed softball team filled with unhappy complaining miscreants, This summer he fulfilled his childhood dream of throwing out the first pitch of a minor league baseball game under an assumed name, .