[UA] My own list of sources

[Gregory Paul Stolze]

At 11:16 PM 2/11/99 -0500, Kevin Mowery wrote:
>HOMICIDE: A YEAR ON THE KILLING STREETS, by David Simon: The TV show is a
>shadow of its former glory, but the book is still great.  When your
>characters run into trouble with the law, and they will, knowing how cops
>think and what cops will do is useful.  This book was written by a crime
>reporter who got full access to a Baltimore homicide unit for a year.  He
>follows the detectives through their cases, finds out how far they'll go to
>get a confession, and learns how crimes are really solved.  He's written
>another book THE CORNER, which is the flip side of the coin, about
>lower-income families in Baltimore, drugs, and the struggle for daily
>survival.  I haven't read it, but if it's half as good as HOMICIDE, it's
>worth a look.

I think the best crimey book I've ever read is "Clockers" by Richard Price.  

-G.
1899 Phrenologist: Your son has the sloping forehead of a sexual deviant:
better put him in an asylum.
1999 Gene Therapist: Your fetus has the "date rape" gene.  Better abort.