Median Gray
by Bill Mesce Jr.
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Pub Date Aug 05 2020 | Archive Date Sep 19 2020
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Description
At a time when New York’s mean streets were their meanest, one NYPD detective at the end of his career takes one last chance to correct a 20-year-old injustice, and another cop at the beginning of his career tries to stop him before a police department already scarred by corruption investigations takes another hit.
Advance Praise
"""Equal parts Ed McBain, George V. Higgins, and Barney Miller. You can't go wrong."" --author/screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, GoodFellas, Casino
""Mesce conjures up wonderful, hard-boiled prose to tell a fast-paced urban story of crime, regret, pain, and redemption. The book is knowing and raw nerved.""--David L. Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of War of the Rats
""It's the New York I remember from my days on the street in all its gritty, sooty, crazy glory.""--Ret'd NYPD ""French Connection"" detective Sonny Grosso
""Mesce takes you on a blistering ride-along down mean New York streets with the most irreverent detectives this side of Richard Price. And with dialogue so true it feels wire-tapped; Price had better watch his back. This one's a winner."" --David Breckman, co-executive producer of TV's Monk and The Good Cop
""Smart, gritty, and authentic, Median Gray delivers a crackling tale complete with complex and damaged characters, and a keen eye for what cops know and think."" - SFPD Sgt. Adam Plantinga, author of 400 Things Cops Know and Police Craft.
""A masterful deep dive into the gritty New York City cop culture of the '80s. A page turner you won't be able to put down. Mesce keeps you guessing until the very end, tossing small grenades, injecting secrets, all the while keeping these characters human and relatable."" --Suzanne Trauth, author, Dodie O'Dell Mystery Series"
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781950502271 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Louise G, Reviewer
This was a nostalgic trip in time to 1980s crime an policing. I really liked the writing style, which suited the fast paced, hard nosed characters and plot. There was enough technical detail to make the book very plausible. Guly recommend for crime readers.
Ken C, Reviewer
Author Bill Mesce, Jr., has hit a home run with Median Gray. I am a retired assistant district attorney and it seemed to me as if he got everything right. There are bad cops and good cops, dumb cops and smart cops. Seeing things from the perspective of the young cop Ronnie and his older mentor Sid worked very well for me. In short, this is one exciting novel and I am thrilled to recommend it. (No, I don't know anyone connected with the book in any way!) Nonstop action, believable cop dialogue, and some really bad guys whom jou* (sic) might even like a little.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC. This is one of the best I have received.
* You have to read the book to get it!)
Pat L, Reviewer
I received this book from the publisher for an honest review.
The book takes place in New York City beginning in 1963 with a rookie beat cop. This was back when they still had them walking the beat as they say. Taking you through his first days and months on the job meeting the people, shop owners and then when trouble happens not having a radio but going to a call box calling in for assistance. Told to wait he does not.
You are then taken through the rest of the story through time and different characters that only add to the story. Along with the officers some waiting to make a difference and some dirty. The author gives you a look into the life of the ’80s and much of what it was like in New York and not the glitz side either. This is what makes this story tick along with the characters which only add to this story. This will keep you wanting you to turn to the next page until the end. A very good book.
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