To Kill a Cop

by Robert Daley

The assassinations of two cops has a tired, corrupt and cunning chief of detectives scrambling not just to find the killers, but to save his career. After a lifetime of cleaning up death scenes, Earl Eishied knows this one is only beginning. Someone out there has declared war, and Eishied's worst nightmare is about to come true. Which unsuspecting cop or cops is next, and what is the ultimate goal of the killers?

Genres: Mystery

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1976

About the author

Robert Daley is the author of seventeen novels and eleven non-fiction books. Born and brought up in New York, he graduated from Fordham University, did his military service in the Air Force and began writing stories, articles and books immediately afterward. He was a New York Times foreign correspondents for six years based in France but covering stories from Russia to Ireland to Tunisia, fifteen or more countries in all. Much later he served as an NYPD deputy commissioner, which explains why many of his books have played out against a police background. His work has been translated into fourteen languages, and six of his books have been filmed. He is married with three daughters. He and his French born wife divide their time between a house in Connecticut and an apartment in Nice. France.

Reviews

[John Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daley was an east coast answer to Wambaugh and based this novel on real life unsolved cop killings. It inspired the Joe Don Baker tv series Eischied, and my childhood memories tell me JDB actually improved on the character, making him much more likeable. Not bad if you are a 70s cop novel completist. The likely watered-down tv miniseries adaptation can be viewed on Youtube.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is dated, back in the 70's when the Black Panther revolution was ongoing. Still a good read. Daly's style of writing is easy and enjoyable.

[Rita Scranton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old time police work with characters lamenting the changes. Dragged a bit in parts, but built up to a suspenseful ending.