Reviews - Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation

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Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation

Michael Cannell

3.74 AVERAGE

catlove9's review against another edition

3.0

reflective medium-paced

katefav89's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

So I didn’t know this was a nonfiction and thought it was a fictional true crime story. However, the author did a great job making sure I didn’t really recognize the non fiction feel. this book follows a story behind NYPD who are double agents for the mafia. The story was a bit difficult to read but also very interesting where I didn’t want to give up. It shows the ins and outs of the police force and also the mafia which I liked.

You can tell the author did great research on this book because it was well descriptive and written. I do have to say that there were way too many names which made the story overwhelming at times but overall this is a great book tha many should check out.

*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*

wagnere2's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

samparsons's review

2.0

I had the opportunity to read this book thanks to a good read’s giveaway.

This was a dnf for me. I was a hundred pages in and I had no idea still who anyone one. There are so many different people involved that I just couldn’t keep it straight despite the story being ultimately interesting. If someone is already aware or some of the big names during this period, I can definitely see them enjoying this book.