Bøger af Joe Decicco

Mike Romano, a righteous and dedicated cop has had his personal life in shambles since his divorce.After getting transferred to the dangerous world of a Narcotics Investigator, he lives only for the job, until, a series of events changes his life once more. Excerpt from Bulldog: The six men present in the room jumped around as if the floor was on fire. Kilos of narcotics and cash flew around in every direction as a coffee table was overturned. Weapons were pulled and fired.............At the same time, the Cashier emptied his weapon at two men in front of him and then appeared to throw himself down on the deck in one motion. The blast and loud report from a shotgun was seen and heard.

Author's third Mike Romano police novel. This novel follows experiences and characters the author encountered as New York City Police Officer. Not only does the author entertain, but he gives his readers a glimpse into the complex personality of a working police officer. Share the struggle as Mike Romano arrives home early one night and his life changes. He must balance personal problems and moral dilemmas yet still catch a bad guy or two. Posted on October 5, 2011 Great Cop story, 5 stars for Dirty Baggs October 11, 2011 John - This review is from: Dirty Baggs (Kindle Edition) I've always liked Cop books. I prefer reading series of the same character finding it more entertaining and following the progression of the hero. I am a big fan of the character Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly. I have a few others but now have added Mike Romano to my list of Lucas Davenport, Virgil Flowers and former MP, Reacher.

Worms in the Apple is the author's second effort. As the novel unfolds, Mike Romano, a New York City Police officer is about to begin working in a new command that includes the sleazy world of 42nd Street, in the heart of Time Square, "The Apple," as the NYPD cops know it, in the mid 1970's. The flavor of the era floats from the pages. Mike is an honest, police officer, righteous almost to a fault. Subconsciously, he compares himself to Saint Michael, the Archangel. Always wanting to do a good job as a servant of the public, Romano, thru the forces of the universe, inadvertently gets involved in incidents and investigations that are more exciting then the basic duties of a police officer. The commanding officer of the precinct, Dennis Bryan, known to Romano as a crooked cop, is one rank above Captain, that of Deputy Inspector. Mike Romano knows that Bryan has protected a pedophile in the past. Romano approaches his new his assignment with excited anticipation because he feels that serving in Bryan's command, may enable him to gather information that can used to expose Dennis' corruption that has been hidden from the Department. Mike has vowed to bring Dennis Bryan to justice. The reader is able to follow Romano, a would be archangel, as he interacts with hookers, perverts, fortune tellers, and the usual street people while his career experiences unfold. After recording a past robbery on his foot post, Romano discovers a gang extorting money from local restaurants, resulting in a temporary assignment to work with a detective in Chinatown. After a furious gun battle, he investigates the gang and their connection to the Triads. Returning to his command exhilarated after tasting plainclothes, Mike makes a controversial arrest that brings him new information as to the extent of corruption his commander is involved in, resulting in open verbal and tactical warfare between Romano and Bryan. Great Cop story October 11, 2011 I've always liked Cop books. I prefer reading series of the same character finding it more entertaining and following the progression of the hero. I am a big fan of the character Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly. I have a few others but now have added Mike Romano to my list of Lucas Davenport, Virgil Flowers and former MP, Reacher. Mike Romano's setting is more familiar to me. I am a former New Yorker, born, raised and worked in the Big Apple. I've met many police officers and most are just regular guys trying to do the right thing. No grand heroics, no big capers or horrific shootouts. Just one day at a time people who hope to make a difference and make their world a little better. This is Mike Romano. A New York City cop, who might be a little idealistic and enthusiastic, but finds himself in realistic situations. I've followed Mike from Angel with a Gun and Worms In the Apple. Mike is becoming a better cop and the author has progressed as well. He better keep writing. John D Excerpt from Worms in the Apple: From Mike's left, three quick shots were returned by one of his partners. At that moment, he didn't know which one it was. Revved up by adrenaline and basic survival instinct, Mike also fired three times into the darkness. His shots were low and sent in the direction of the muzzle flash he just saw in front of him. The sound of his own weapon snapped a page from his training to the front of his thinking process. Mike remembered his training. Stop. Count your shots. Don't empty your weapon. It could cost you your life. From his right and slightly ahead of him, two more shots were quickly fired in the direction of the shooters. Mike thought his head would explode with the noise. He ears were ringing. He felt something wet and cold splash on him. Must be water from the damn trays, that thumping sound, angel wings or my heart?

Not all cops are angels. But a few go bad, real bad. Mike Romano is just a beat officer, but now he finds himself facing police corruption and worse. He joined the force to stop a child molester from preying on his neighborhood, but to make the collar stick he has to follow procedure. Now he's about to find out that there is no set procedure for staying alive. Michael J. Mcelhone reviewed Angel With a Gun (Five Star First Edition Mystery) 0 of 1 people found the following helpful Angel with a Gun April 2, 2007 Fantastic book! I am originally from the NY area and it captured the essence of the city. Highly recommended. gritty neighborhood police procedural February 4, 2006 Four years ago Brian Wilkey raped a preadolescent, but was freed by an activist liberal judge on a technicality. This case motivated Mike Romano to become a New York cop because he wants to put away the animals. He becomes upset to learn that a child molester raped a little girl in his neighborhood in Queens, but got away with the odious crime. Mike also learns that a beat cop rarely works predatory sex crime cases though this particular one haunts him as it reminds him of why he became a cop. Though he knows he should not investigate, he begins to notice the department is loaded with corruption starting near the top with deputy inspector Bryan who is too busy to seek out a predator. Thus Mike begins to search for clues to identify the pedophile before this animal harms other children. Fans of gritty neighborhood police procedurals will appreciate this tense cat, cat, and mouse thriller though it is biased against activist liberal judges but ignores conservatives (i.e., the severely burned woman in Maryland) and Judge Breyer's writing that judges actively judge or else allow a computer to rule. Brian is a heroic Blue Knight who wants to keep the streets cleaned of the predators that at times seem to lock away the law abiding citizens in their "prison" homes. His courage and obstinate determination to stop the child rapist turns him into an avenging ANGEL WITH A GUN and makes for an exhilarating action-packed tale as he tries to follow official procedure, which is frustrating and not often easy. Harriet Klausner

Mike learns about his family and what it means to be connected. An Excerpt: "Detective you are a devious man and worthy of to be in KGB. That is not proper at all. How will you do this? " Cold as ice, Mike continued his routine, "Dimitri, just know that I have my ways. I have many connections here in this Italian community and I am Italian. Your mafia started after World War II, we Italians invented it. Use your head, maybe I wear two hats; maybe I go back and forth across the line. Do you want to try me out? Is your manhood worth the risk?" Titov was silent for several minutes. Romano pulled his own chair up to a file cabinet, opened a drawer and rummaged through the contents as if he was looking for something, yet watching his subject's expression and body language as the perp was deciding what to do.