Pigtown

Name: Pigtown
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: William J. Caunitz
ISBN: 9781461809708

Author: William J. Caunitz

Narrator: Frank Muller

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/30/2011

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Caunitz, a NYPD detective for more than 20 years, is a master of police blotter fiction. In the gritty, hardboiled world of the NYPD, Detective Matt Stuart works a shabby beat where homicides are his daily paper work. Tracking down an elusive killer, he is forced to face critical decisions when the trail leads to dangerous criminals who are not on the street, but in uniform.

About William J. Caunitz

William J. Caunitz was a detective lieutenant in the NYPD for more than twenty years. This is his sixth novel. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on February 17, 2018

The book was good, but seemed to dwell a lot about the sexual escapades of the police. I am not a prude, but this did not add to the story. The story dealing with police corruption was interesting and well done. The story ended well and I enjoyed the work of the honest policeman. It's good when the......more

Goodreads review by Sheldon on October 07, 2012

About what I have come to expect. Elements of McBain and Block without the writing skills of either.......more

Goodreads review by Mike on June 21, 2017

A gritty, well written police procedural along the lines of Joseph Wambaugh's fiction or Ed McBain's 87th precinct novels. I am terrible when it comes to classifying genre, having said that, I would consider this to be something of a hard-boiled police story. An older mid-level mobster's body is foun......more

Goodreads review by Bob on April 10, 2021

Viewed in 1995. An electrifying tale of of organized crime and political corruption.......more

Goodreads review by Matt on May 20, 2023

Damn good yarn. Not my genre usually, but it definitely had me going cover to cover. Tightly wound plot, greqt characters, and a classic ending......more