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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: I read this book in three nights. I got very little sleep that week, but it was worth it. Mr. Schrager's depiction of life on the Chicago streets could only be told by somone who had been there as he had. I'm looking forward to anything else that he writes and I hope that he does it soon. Here's hoping that they can make this book into a movie, it would be dynamite.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: I read this book in three nights. I got very little sleep that week, but it was worth it. Mr. Schrager's depiction of life on the Chicago streets could only be told by somone who had been there as he had. I'm looking forward to anything else that he writes and I hope that he does it soon. Here's hoping that they can make this book into a movie, it would be dynamite.
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Summary: excellent read
Review: Just to learn the Code of conduct big city cops live and die by is worth the read, but Schrager goes way beyond that. He entertains the hell out of the reader, keeps those pages turning, in short entertains, and what could be better than that?
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Summary: excellent read
Review: Just to learn the Code of conduct big city cops live and die by is worth the read, but Schrager goes way beyond that. He entertains the hell out of the reader, keeps those pages turning, in short entertains, and what could be better than that?
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Summary: schrager has done it
Review: The Code is a cop thing. It's based on trust that a copper has to have in his partner, in the system. And when a story is told by a cop who has been there and done that, who has the tough heart it takes to tell it like it is, the pages you can't stop turning show why all righteous systems depend on violence... but with something more: maybe it should be called a sense of twisted grace that protagonist Jake Harmon comes to, as the story unwinds in strange and awful and wonderful ways. Should be made into a movie; don't be surprised if it is, Hollywood may be looking for something close to the real thing. Or as Jake's girlfriend cop would say with a smile: "Jake, your nickname should be "kohones". It's a ballys story.
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Summary: schrager does it
Review: The Code is a hell of a good book about cops. Exciting...honest...tough...raw...real life as lived on the rough streets of Chicago. Jake Harmon reminds me of a copper I know who used to live in Chicago, the same kind of ethic and morality, a real honest cop.The story lets you in on how it is working on the street, the special relationship between a copper and his partner. A serial murder story with a special twist. It should be made into a movie. Maybe it will. It's that good. Kenneth E Nordine aka bubble
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Summary: Daniel Shrager....... another Wambaugh?
Review: The Code, by Daniel Schrager is a refreshing break from the usual "Hollywood" cop story. The author paints a picture of the central character, Jake Harmon, in a way that the reader can easily identify with, and puts Harmon in a situation that is actually believable, as opposed to many "cop stories". It is also a nice change that the story takes place in Chicago as opposed to New York or Los Angeles, the usual stages for cop stories.... While The Code is a work of fiction, it is so realistic that I got the feeling that it could easily inserted a disclaimer stating, "The names have been changed to protect the guilty" !! It is no surprise that the author is an ex-police officer due to the intense insight he has with "The Code"..... the unwritten law that all big city cops must subscribe to. It is apparent that the author has lived what he is writing about. As with books written by Joe Wambaugh, this novel's charm is that it's realistic yet exciting plot enables the reader to easily identify with the storyline, totally eliminating any room for boredom. There isn't a "sleeper" page in the book !! I really think that The Code would make an excellent two-night mini-series, and I look forward to more work by this author.
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Summary: Daniel Shrager....... another Wambaugh?
Review: The Code, by Daniel Schrager is a refreshing break from the usual "Hollywood" cop story. The author paints a picture of the central character, Jake Harmon, in a way that the reader can easily identify with, and puts Harmon in a situation that is actually believable, as opposed to many "cop stories". It is also a nice change that the story takes place in Chicago as opposed to New York or Los Angeles, the usual stages for cop stories.... While The Code is a work of fiction, it is so realistic that I got the feeling that it could easily inserted a disclaimer stating, "The names have been changed to protect the guilty" !! It is no surprise that the author is an ex-police officer due to the intense insight he has with "The Code"..... the unwritten law that all big city cops must subscribe to. It is apparent that the author has lived what he is writing about. As with books written by Joe Wambaugh, this novel's charm is that it's realistic yet exciting plot enables the reader to easily identify with the storyline, totally eliminating any room for boredom. There isn't a "sleeper" page in the book !! I really think that The Code would make an excellent two-night mini-series, and I look forward to more work by this author.
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