Crime Beat

A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers

Before Michael Connelly became a novelist, he was a crime reporter, covering the detectives who worked the homicide beat. In these vivid, hard-hitting pieces, Connelly leads the reader past the yellow police tape as he follows the investigators, the victims, their families and friends--and of, course, the killers--to tell the real stories of murder and its aftermath.

Los Angeles Crime

I recognized the names of the Assistant City Attorney Honey Lewis mentioned in the case. As well as other names and cases.

Fascinating true crime snapshots in the Sin Cities

A very well written & performed menagerie of crime stories from the newspaper files of crime novelist Michael Connelly. He culls murder, burglary, fear, frustration, shock, and more from crimes he covered in his former life as a crime reporter in Florida then Los Angeles. Shows his writing talent was there from the start. Could be called Front Row To The Shit Show. Who killed the Queen fatter than her photos? Who killed the negotiator to the stars who ended up in his trunk? What kind of headcase commits 350 burglaries in 364 days? Great, understated narration brings the hard-boiled writing to life.

Wonderful

Michael Connelly is never less than wonderful. This true crime memoir is a fascinating look into crime reportage.

The entire work was insightful, interesting and well done.

I liked the narrators from the author Len Cariou et al. it was very well done.

Not the usual Michael Connelly book

This is not the Usual Michael Connelly Book. I did not enjoy it, but felt I needed to listen to it