SPD Blue - True Crime: Major Crimes
by Dennis Murphy
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Pub Date Apr 14 2023 | Archive Date Jun 05 2023
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Description
It’s a book of organized mayhem, as if Hill Street Blues, Caddy Shack, Choir Boys, and Animal House had all blended together...
Murders, suicides, unattended deaths – Detective Patrick “Mac” MacKenna finally gets his transfer to Major Crimes. Sprinkle in the armed robberies, stabbings, and shootings; and the men and women in the Criminal Investigations Division have their hands full every day in the urban metropolis. The scent of burnt coffee lingers in the air of Major Crimes, where a diverse collection of detectives works together to solve the toughest crimes.
Mac is still a single father to his three children, constantly working eighty-hour weeks, when he decides he needs to change it up for the betterment of his family. He manages to reduce his overtime hours, complete his associate’s degree, and begin undergraduate studies - despite the metal handcuffs clinking against his belt every day from arresting criminals.
And if this wasn’t enough, he gets cold called by a Navy recruiter and ends up working naval intelligence just before 9/11 hits!
Academic, scholar, – and most important, practitioner – Murphy has written the most fast-paced novel in The Thin Blue Line Series yet!
The police stories are factual, the only alteration being the names of the guilty to preserve their anonymity.
Advance Praise
Amazon Reviews for The Thin Blue Line Series
Tony Callisto
5.0 out of 5 stars CPD Blue is as real as it gets.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2020
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Anyone who likes law enforcement novels will like this book. It's an easy read, with lifelike characters from a small town. Character development was well done, the small-town incident vignettes were realistic, and the main character was a believable, likeable cop, who's flaws were overshadowed by his tenacity to serve and to succeed. I look forward to the next story about Mac's early years with the Syracuse Police Department. Well done, Dennis Murphy.
Dawson’s Mom Summers
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2020
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This book will draw you in and keep you riveted. I had a hard time putting it down. I enjoyed the insight into the inner workings of the police department. Can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
John Gruninger
5.0 out of 5 stars Camillus - calling all readers.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2020
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I read the book in one morning - hard to put it down once I started. If you live in Camillus this is a must read but I’m not gonna lend you my copy so buy your own today! If you don’t live in Camillus this book is still a great read. I’m in line to buy the next book in the series!
Christine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read...easy flow & understanding, even for non-law enforcement!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2020
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Great read! Looking forward to the next one!
CFam
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 10, 2020
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This book will keep you interested from the beginning to the end.
TOD
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2020
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This is the second installment in the Thin Blue Line series of novels written by Dennis Murphy. In this book Mac transfers from the suburb of Camillus to the city of Syracuse. Like the first novel, this is a very interesting and entertaining look at policing written by a veteran law enforcement officer. I highly recommend it, and I look forward to continuing following Mac's career.
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Donna L. Calverase
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2021
Great book! Good material and easy to read! Definitely keeps the audience engaged and wanting to read further!!!
Randy Goodale
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written book that I truly enjoyed reading!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2021
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Like that I am familiar with the characters written about. Tells it like it is!!! Have enjoyed Dennis Murphy’s other books and anxiously await more!
Our Dream Acres Farm
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 25, 2022
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Murphy always writes a great book. His characters have depth and he never fails to entertain you.
Tammy Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars As an SPD dispatcher, they hold a special place in my heart 💙💛
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 25, 2022
It's an easy read, and very entertaining... I've enjoyed all 3 and can't wait to start book #4
Featured Reviews
paul r, Bookseller
A thriller of a read, action all the way and a difficult book to stop reading once you've started. It probably covers a little too much ground in that so much happens in a frenetic sequence of events, but this isn't a philosophical study. A blast. If you like crime novels you'll love this.
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