William Caunitz (1933–1996)
Author of One Police Plaza
About the Author
Born in 1933, William J. Caunitz used his thirty years of New York City police department experience for background in writing numerous novels depicting police corruption. In 1985, Caunitz published his first literary work, One Police Plaza, which gave readers a behind-the-scenes look at the way show more real cops behave. The book quickly became a New York Times bestseller. After the success of his first novel, Caunitz continued to write whodunit books focusing on the police force. From 1987 to 1993, Caunitz published Suspects, Black Sand, Exceptional Clearance, and Cleopatra Gold. His sixth and final novel, titled Pigtown, published in 1995, was considered by critics to be his best. The book chronicles the investigation of a mob hit that puts lead detective Matthew Stuart and his fellow cops in mortal danger. Caunitz, who divided his time between New York City and a little town in Mexico, died in 1996 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by William Caunitz
Verdammte Stadt. 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1933
- Date of death
- 1996-07-20
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Longboat Key, Florida, USA
- Education
- Hofstra University (MA - History)
City College of New York (BA)
Erasmus Hall High School - Occupations
- police officer
novelist - Organizations
- United States Marine Corps
New York City Police Department
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Suspects by William J. Caunitz
Suspects is a gritty crime novel set in 1986 New York around the 93rd Precinct. Detective Lt Tony Scanlon is assigned to the double murder of an LPD LT. Joe Gallagher and the owner of a candy store where the crime took place. Was this a robbery gone bad or were one or both victims the intended victim? Was Gallagher just a victim or were aspects of his life he kept secret the reason for his death?
Police procedural solving the shooting of 4 people in New York. An amputee detective faces his insecurities.
The search for a serial killer in 1991 New York. An exceptional police novel that holds your interest.
Can't remember why I picked this up. I think I read a great review of his first book. This collection had his first three books printed in reverse chronological order. Even though they are all standalone, I still had to read the whole thing backwards. They were all pretty ropey 80s police stories. The first one starts with a murder but soon went completely bonkers and ended up with the Mossad commandeering some US Army ordnance to defeat a terrorist attack in New York with jeep-mounted machine guns and rocket launchers. Not your average police crime procedural.… (more)
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- Rating
- 3.5
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