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It is 1991 and the United States Government has been pressing Colombia to extradite drug dealers to the U.S. In response, the drug-cartel overlords join forces with international terrorists to form Puno Blanco, a narco-terrorist group, and initiate a daring and deadly plan: shift the battleground to New York City and export terrorism to the United States. The target: the New York City Police Department. Only four people have a chance of stopping Puno Blanco before New York City self-destructs: Dan Morgan, a highly respected police inspector whose effectiveness may be crippled by a guilty conscience; Chris Liberti, an ambitious FBI agent who has to prove her worthiness in a virtually all-male world; Donal Castillo, a DEA agent with a knack for hand-to-hand combat whose hatred of drug dealers threatens to compromise his professionalism; and Ray Fleming, a young and frighteningly inexperienced undercover officer who becomes the crucial linchpin between the two warring groups. Challenged by their common goals and the vision of New York City in ultimate chaos, the FBI, NYPD, and DEA unite in this tense and hard-hitting fiction. From sweaty bars to ritzy gun clubs to the Commissioner's office, Michael Grant brings to vivid life New York's battle-scarred streets, and the efforts of New York's finest to keep them under control. Filled with unforgettable characters and classic police drama, Officer Down is a standout in the genre, the most gripping and authentic crime writing since vintage Wambaugh.
- GenresCrime
398 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1993
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Michael Grant
19 books7 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name.
I am a former member of the NYPD and a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
I live in knoxville TN with my wife, Elizabeth, and our Golden Retriever, Beau.
I am a former member of the NYPD and a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
I live in knoxville TN with my wife, Elizabeth, and our Golden Retriever, Beau.
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August 9, 2017
First book with this author. Very well written, kept my interest, main characters likable. I'll read more of this author
September 19, 2016
OFFICER DOWN by Michael Grant…..
The story begins like a good police procedural—something worthy of Joseph Wambaugh—in NYPD’s Midtown South Precinct on a busy four-to-twelve tour. You can tell when a real cop writes cop fiction. He gets the little details right, the dialogue is spot-on; it’s something civilian writers just can’t seem to duplicate. Forget all the “Police Academies for Authors.” If you haven’t lived the life and walked the walk the writing won’t be the same.
From a straight forward police procedural, OFFICER DOWN escalates quickly into a full-blown thriller. A small group of mercenaries is hired by a Columbian drug cartel to carry out acts of “narco-terrorism” in the five boroughs of New York to intimidate the United States into slacking off their war on the cocaine trade. To get the attention of NYPD, the rogue soldiers begin by targeting and killing cops on routine patrol.
Quickly, the FBI and NYPD form a small task force to investigate the murders, but keep a low profile so the citizens of the Big Apple don’t panic and the members of the PBA don’t stage a job action demanding security measures that might hamper or cripple the basic police mission.
A city cop, an FBI agent and a DEA agent, all chosen for their unique abilities are assigned to find the terrorists and stop the carnage. But these investigators all come with their own flaws and each with a head full of spiders and scorpions that influence their behavior.
I doubt that writer Michael Grant just sat down and started writing this story without major preparation. It’s exceptionally well planned and plotted. Every time you think the cops are getting a leg up on the investigation, the former US Special Forces officer who leads the mercenaries conceives an operational blockade to throw law enforcement in the wrong direction. The ex-green beret plays a naive young undercover cop like a tin whistle and frustrates the task force at every turn.
Grant keeps you guessing about the terrorist’s planned climatic act until the very end and then throws every possible element of difficulty into the cop’s efforts to avert a major disaster. The climax takes you on a wild ride through downtown Manhattan with enough action to warrant a double martini after you read the final sentence. You don’t come down from an ending like this without a little help.
If you like writers like Robert Crais or Nelson DeMille, you’ll like Michael Grant’s book. It’s as good as or better than any of the major bestsellers in the genre. 5 stars
The story begins like a good police procedural—something worthy of Joseph Wambaugh—in NYPD’s Midtown South Precinct on a busy four-to-twelve tour. You can tell when a real cop writes cop fiction. He gets the little details right, the dialogue is spot-on; it’s something civilian writers just can’t seem to duplicate. Forget all the “Police Academies for Authors.” If you haven’t lived the life and walked the walk the writing won’t be the same.
From a straight forward police procedural, OFFICER DOWN escalates quickly into a full-blown thriller. A small group of mercenaries is hired by a Columbian drug cartel to carry out acts of “narco-terrorism” in the five boroughs of New York to intimidate the United States into slacking off their war on the cocaine trade. To get the attention of NYPD, the rogue soldiers begin by targeting and killing cops on routine patrol.
Quickly, the FBI and NYPD form a small task force to investigate the murders, but keep a low profile so the citizens of the Big Apple don’t panic and the members of the PBA don’t stage a job action demanding security measures that might hamper or cripple the basic police mission.
A city cop, an FBI agent and a DEA agent, all chosen for their unique abilities are assigned to find the terrorists and stop the carnage. But these investigators all come with their own flaws and each with a head full of spiders and scorpions that influence their behavior.
I doubt that writer Michael Grant just sat down and started writing this story without major preparation. It’s exceptionally well planned and plotted. Every time you think the cops are getting a leg up on the investigation, the former US Special Forces officer who leads the mercenaries conceives an operational blockade to throw law enforcement in the wrong direction. The ex-green beret plays a naive young undercover cop like a tin whistle and frustrates the task force at every turn.
Grant keeps you guessing about the terrorist’s planned climatic act until the very end and then throws every possible element of difficulty into the cop’s efforts to avert a major disaster. The climax takes you on a wild ride through downtown Manhattan with enough action to warrant a double martini after you read the final sentence. You don’t come down from an ending like this without a little help.
If you like writers like Robert Crais or Nelson DeMille, you’ll like Michael Grant’s book. It’s as good as or better than any of the major bestsellers in the genre. 5 stars
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