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the book really comes to life with that intimate story-tell- ing ability that some cops just seem to have a knack for.
When he writes about mixing it up with the gangs and knowing everybody in the gang by name, their girlfriends, the cars they drove, where they laid their heads down at night and where they ate and drank, you can picture Mc- Carthy making the rounds at Cabrini Green. The authen- ticity apparently makes an impact as some readers have noted in the first round of reviews showing up online, in- cluding:
Rte66guy: “A true and realistic account of what goes on in the life of an undercover cop. Gritty with no filter add- ed, a must read for anyone interested in true stories from the mean streets of Chicago.”
Clayton E. Searle: “McCarthy makes you feel like you are there as he buys drugs from a homicidal maniac and searches for a robbery suspect in a dark alley.”
Amazon Customer: “As a former cop, I feel Pat has cer- tainly captured the excitement, thrill and emotion of what the job is truly all about.”
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What McCarthy’s job was all about comes through loud and clear in the 27 chapter titles that make up Chicago Street Cop.
Some that stand out include Chapter 10: “The Airport,” which recounts his work sifting through the carnage of American Airlines Flight 191 that crashed shortly after taking off from O’Hare in May 1979; Chapter 17: “Sticks and the Insane Deuces,” an inside story about one of Chi- cago’s most violent gangs; and Chapter 24: “Let Them Eat Pigeon,” which you will have to read for yourself.
The one that might stand out at first glance is Chapter 22: “Thai Hookers.” When McCarthy was assigned to the FBI’s Asian Crimes Task Force, he tracked a case to a mur- der at an Asian massage parlor in Philadelphia. By getting five of the “employees” at the massage parlor to turn in- formants, he was able to solve the case.
And the hits just keep on coming. McCarthy tells about an encounter with “Lady D,” while making a drug buy with the Insane Deuces and how he fought off the attack of...again, read that for yourself. One of his favorites titled “What It’s Really Like,” begins with a tale of a screaming woman running out of a house after seeing two dead bod- ies in the basement and goes on to describe some of the
ugly details cops must deal with.
Another chapter he calls one of the most intriguing is
titled “A Night with Professor Daye,” which recounts a professor from Bowling Green, Kentucky who had been wanting to ride along with McCarthy coming to town and getting to see up-close the aftermath of a gang member shot in the head at a pool hall.
And the response to Chicago Street Cop has been so overwhelming already that nobody should wait for the movie, which certainly could be coming.
“I wanted to make my book very pro-police, which I did,” McCarthy emphasizes. “All I ever wanted to do was be a police officer. I would have done it for free. I never had a bad day on the job even when I had a bad day. I loved every second of it.”
A new book from 26-year veteran CPD Officer Pat McCarthy
CHICAGO STREET COP
Amazing True Stories from the Mean Streets of Chicago and Beyond
Get an insider’s view into the unique life of a big-city undercover cop...
• Ride along as McCarthy buys drugs in a violent housing project controlled by gang members.
• Read what it’s like to be a SWAT team member in a two-day standoff with a cop killer.
• Learn what it feels like as McCarthy walks throughout the wreckage of the worst aviation disaster in America’s history American Airlines flight #191 collecting bodies and body parts.
• Go behind the scenes as McCarthy, wired by the FBI, is bribed by an Asian organized crime figure to protect a secret Asian gambling den in Chicago’s Chinatown.
• See how McCarthy turned five Thai hookers into informants to solve a brutal murder in Philadelphia.
• Ride with McCarthy and his partner as they police Cabrini Green, the most violent housing project in the country.
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A portion of each book sale will be donated to AUTISM SPEAKS
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A DISGUISE PAT WORE TO COURT WHEN TESTIFYING AGAINST GANG MEMBERS.
PAT ON THE FAR RIGHT WITH MEMBERS OF HIS FBI TASK FORCE TEAM.
PAT DRESSED UP AS A FEMALE PROSTITUTE WORKING OPERATION ANGEL WITH HIS PARTNER, JANINE WARNER.