Overview

After September 11, 2001 Las Vegas Police Sergeant Randy Sutton began soliciting writing from law enforcement officers-his goal being to bridge the gap between the police and those they serve, with a book that offers a broad and thoughtful look at the many facets of police life. Hundreds of active and former officers responded from all over the United States: men and women from big cities and small towns, some who had written professionally, but most for the first time. Sutton culled the selections into five categories: The Beat, Line of Duty, War Stories, Officer Down, and Ground Zero. The result is True Blue, a collection of funny, charming, exciting, haunting stories about murder investigations, missing children, bungling burglars, car chases, lonely and desperate shut-ins, routine traffic stops, officers killed in the line of duty, and the life-changing events of September 11. Here, officers reveal their emotions-fear and pride, joy and disgust, shame and love-as they recount the defining moments of their careers. In these stories, the heart and soul behind the badge shines through in unexpected ways. True Blue will change the way we think about the deeply human realm of police service.

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These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent. --David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood and The Brotherhood of the Rose [Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard. --John Langley, creator of COPS They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge. --New York Daily News on True Blue (vol. I)

These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent. --David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood and The Brotherhood of the Rose [Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard. --John Langley, creator of COPS They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge. --New York Daily News on True Blue (vol. I) These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent. -David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood and The Brotherhood of the Rose [Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard. -John Langley, creator of COPS They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge. -New York Daily News on True Blue (vol. I) These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent. --David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood and The Brotherhood of the Rose [Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard. --John Langley, creator of COPS They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge. --New York Daily News on True Blue (vol. I) A simply great new book...funny, sad, and, at times, haunting, the essays capture mundane events, as well as tragic ones. Some of these 55 stories are lyrical, some are gritty, some so heartbreaking they make you cough up a tear, and others laugh-out-loud funny, and some more thrilling than top suspense fiction. But they all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge. - New York Daily News If you want to enter the hearts and minds of the men and women sworn to protect us, read True Blue, These intimate episodes, written by the law officers who lived them, are funny, sad, moving, and powerful...everybody should own this memorable book. -Joseph Wambaugh, author of The Onion and Fire Lover If you want an adrenaline rush, forget about intricate mysteries and so-called thrillers. These pages bring to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard. -John Langley, creator of COPS Wanna know what cops really think and when they're under stress, and what makes them act and react? These stories will tell you. Most telling their stories in these pages are first-time authors; some are polished, some are gritty, but all have a story worth reading. --Dan Mahoney, author of Justice: A Novel of the NYPD I've been a Las Vegas cop for twenty-five years and I got a rush reading True Blue, This book achieves what all the police shows strive for, hard-hitting action combines with genuine emotion. These stories are real, the cops are heroes. -Sheriff Bill Young, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Heartrending...some are hilarious...All [the stories] demonstrate that cops, who have reason to reflect ontheir experiences, are wonderful philosophers and storytellers. -Booklist An effective overview of police work. Recommended for specialized collections in criminology. -- Library Journal Candid true-life tales of officers from places as diverse as downtown Los Angeles to small-town America...illustrate 'the heart behind the badge' and bridge the gap of misunderstanding and distrust that often tarnishes the public perception of the police. --Michael Ratcliff, The Times (Trenton, NJ)

""These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent.""--David Morrell, ""New York"""" Times"" bestselling author of ""First Blood"" and ""The Brotherhood of the Rose"" ""[Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard.""--John Langley, creator of ""COPS"" ""They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge.""--New York"" Daily News ""on ""True Blue ""(vol. I)"""" """" “These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent.”—David Morrell, ""New York"""" Times"" bestselling author of ""First Blood"" and ""The Brotherhood of the Rose"" “[Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard.”—John Langley, creator of ""COPS"" “They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge.”—New York"" Daily News ""on ""True Blue ""(vol. I)"""" """"  ""These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent.""--David Morrell, ""New York"""" Times"" bestselling author of ""First Blood"" and ""The Brotherhood of the Rose""""[Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard.""--John Langley, creator of ""COPS"" ""They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge.""--New York"" Daily News ""on ""True Blue ""(vol. I)"""" """" ""A simply great new book...funny, sad, and, at times, haunting, the essays capture mundane events, as well as tragic ones. Some of these 55 stories are lyrical, some are gritty, some so heartbreaking they make you cough up a tear, and others laugh-out-loud funny, and some more thrilling than top suspense fiction. But they all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge."" -""New York Daily News"" ""If you want to enter the hearts and minds of the men and women sworn to protect us, read ""True Blue,"" These intimate episodes, written by the law officers who lived them, are funny, sad, moving, and powerful...everybody should own this memorable book."" -Joseph Wambaugh, author of ""The Onion"" and ""Fire Lover"" ""If you want an adrenaline rush, forget about intricate mysteries and so-called thrillers. These pages bring to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard.""-John Langley, creator of COPS ""Wanna know what cops really think and when they're under stress, and what makes them act and react? These stories will tell you. Most telling their stories in these pages are first-time authors; some are polished, some are gritty, but all have a story worth reading."" --Dan Mahoney, author of ""Justice: A Novel of the NYPD"" ""I've been a Las Vegas cop for twenty-five years and I got a rush reading ""True Blue,"" This book achieves what all the police shows strive for, hard-hitting action combines with genuine emotion. These stories are real, the cops are heroes.""-Sheriff Bill Young, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department ""Heartrending...some are hilarious...All [the stories] demonstrate that cops, who have reason to reflect ontheir experiences, are wonderful philosophers and storytellers.""-Booklist ""An effective overview of police work. Recommended for specialized collections in criminology.""--""Library Journal"" ""Candid true-life tales of officers from places as diverse as downtown Los Angeles to small-town America...illustrate 'the heart behind the badge' and bridge the gap of misunderstanding and distrust that often tarnishes the public perception of the police.""--Michael Ratcliff, ""The Times ""(Trenton, NJ)

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Randy Sutton is a Senior Sergeant at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, he has appeared in several big screen movies and HBO movies including Casino, Fools Rush In, and The Road Home. On television, he has appeared on COPS, Americas Most Wanted, and Las Vegas.

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