Jimmy the King: Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop
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- Create Date：2022-06-03 11:21:42
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Gus Garcia-Roberts
- ISBN：1668615223
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Reviews
Kerri Ann
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This is a good read if you’re interested in stories of police and government corruption。 Or， if you’re from Long Island and want all the sordid details of the insanity that occurred in law enforcement over several decades。 The timeline jumping sometimes made the book hard to follow， and I have to wonder how a former Newsday reporter doesn’t know that all of this occurred ON Long Island， not in。 I thought the author could be sexist when describing women， and his writing at times was a weird and c This is a good read if you’re interested in stories of police and government corruption。 Or， if you’re from Long Island and want all the sordid details of the insanity that occurred in law enforcement over several decades。 The timeline jumping sometimes made the book hard to follow， and I have to wonder how a former Newsday reporter doesn’t know that all of this occurred ON Long Island， not in。 I thought the author could be sexist when describing women， and his writing at times was a weird and clumsy attempt at the gangster bravado and language he accused his subjects of using。 Overall， though， it was well researched and reported， but I can’t help but think that this was really Tania Lopez’s story to tell。 。。。more
Jeff
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Jimmy The King is an in-depth look into the disgraced career of Jimmy Burke， the former Chief of the Suffolk County Police Department in Long Island， NY， and his unholy alliance with then Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota。 The book also details the widespread corruption and incompetence within the homicide division of that police department， and the DA’s office complicity in their actions， which ultimately led to prison sentences for both Burke and Spota。 Extensively researched and cull Jimmy The King is an in-depth look into the disgraced career of Jimmy Burke， the former Chief of the Suffolk County Police Department in Long Island， NY， and his unholy alliance with then Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota。 The book also details the widespread corruption and incompetence within the homicide division of that police department， and the DA’s office complicity in their actions， which ultimately led to prison sentences for both Burke and Spota。 Extensively researched and culled together from court transcripts， interviews and press articles， it’s a scathing look at power unchecked， and the devastating impact on the lives of people on both sides of the law。 While it’s a powerful story， the author jumps timelines and subjects so often it interrupts the flow of the book， and can be disconcerting to the reader。 Overall， it’s a harrowing and disturbing narrative of law enforcement run amok。 。。。more
Haley Neer
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