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Loading... The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squadby Stacy Horn
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Loved the reviews & updates of the old cases, somewhat bored by all the procedural and behind the scenes at the NYPD info. (  ) emmahickey | Nov 29, 2008 |  A truly wonderfully written first hand account of the hardships and heartbreaks of the cold case squad in New York city. While reading The Restless Sleep, I was floored more than once with Ms. Horn’s full-bodied real life storytelling. Instead of giving us an “NPR” view of detectives, victims and the rest of New York, Ms. Horn hands us a real life, gritty, gut-wrenching, my god how does anyone manage to solve even one case scrutiny of these real life people. (  ) BruderBane | Sep 25, 2007 | Documenting cases from the 1950s to today, Horn explores the files that the New York Police Department have waiting for answers. The writing is occasionally dry, but both victims and detectives have fascinating stories that readers will love. The crimes are equally as violent and gruesome as CSI or Law and Order, but people who are accustomed to splashy computer effects may not have the patience to visual the scenes for themselves. Fans of Patricia Cornwell and Ann Rule will enjoy this, as well as anyone who wants more information on the seedy history of New York City. (  ) cinf0master | Jul 3, 2007 | Loved the reviews & updates of the old cases, somewhat bored by all the procedural and behind the scenes at the NYPD info. (  ) jamesonandwater | Feb 11, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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As the popularity of police television series such as Law & Order, CSI, and Cold Case makes plain, the public’s interest in police work is immense and growing. The Restless Sleep tells of a real-life subculture of crime solving and of the talented, indefatigable, ill-at-ease detectives who lock on to a case, sift through decades-old case files, and chase down seemingly exhausted leads—trying to see what others have missed. Following four cases from inception to resolution, Horn depicts the world of the victims and their murderers “who thought they’d gotten away with it,” along with the scientific advancements that don’t always yield hoped- for answers, and the harrowing politics and tangled history of the infamous NYPD. A completely addictive read as admiring of the successes as it is critical of the bureaucracy, The Restless Sleep promises to become a true-crime favorite.
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