Rizzo's Daughter
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"Brooklyn cop Joe Rizzo is ready to retire and spend the rest of his days with his wife, doting on their grown-up girls. But when his youngest daughter Carol decides to follow her dad onto the force, Joe decides to stay on until she's settled, calling in favors to get her assigned to the easiest house, the best training officer-- anything to protect his baby girl. And while there, he's expected to work a few cases, though he never would've guessed that they'd include the most sensational one of his career, the murder of mob boss Louie Quattropa. If mob wars were the worst of his problems he could handle that, but with a daughter on patrol, Joe knows all too well what dangers await her and what little he can do about them. The authentic voice and their breath-takingly accurate portrayal of police work have won Lou Manfredo's novel's wide acclaim, and Rizzo's Daughter raises the bar to a whole new level"--
Series
3 primary booksJoe Rizzo is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Lou Manfredo.
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Not the best of the Rizzo books, but it's still one of the most compelling and honest (and brutal) books I've read this year.
Manfredo has never shied away from the ethical gray areas – this time he dives in further than before (and honestly, maybe veers to the more black than gray area).
The mini-cases that are featured here, alongside the two major cases, as perhaps more interesting than their counterparts and once again give you insight into the world of the NYPD as much as they give you something interesting to read. The procedure is authentic, the violence isn't dazzling as it is in similar books, which makes it more brutal and more real.
Even though this wasn't my favorite, what Manfredo has set up for the two Rizzos in blue can't come fast enough for me. So glad I stumbled onto this series.
