[Review] Blue on Blue
Blue on Blue by Charles Campisi is about the police work in New York's Police Department's (NYPD) Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB). It is quite an enlightening read to know about how the detectives track and investigate the 'tips' they get about corrupt cops, and just how much time and effort goes into such investigations. The tone is light and the overall pace is good; I did not feel bored while reading this book and in fact, had a hard time putting it down many a times. Two noteworthy quotes for me came from Officer Lenny Swindell, "If ya got a job, do the job!" And Officer Fahy: What is the one four-letter word that should never, ever be associated with your service in the NYPD? In case anyone is wondering, the four letter word is not a profanity but the word F-A-I-R . In the book, Officer Fahy cautions the recruits that life isn't fair, the department isn't fair, the job of police officer isn't fair, and the sooner they accept that, the bette...