"Wonderful...a vivid and insightful saga." --Booklist
"Grotesque and hilarious...the foulest of The Finest." --New York
Post
"Original and memorable." --Kirkus Reviews
"A madcap yarn." --Publisher's Weekly
"Riotously funny and deadly accurate." --NYC Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
Magazine
"Who is this douchebag?" --NYPD Rant posting
"Mr. Bacon was about as good a cop as one could hope to have walk this city." --New York Observer
"That's a book? Who says publishing is dead?" --Official NYPD
Spokesman
"I loved it...you hit a lot of [sh-t] right on the head. Nice work." --NYPD Police Officer
"I cracked up more than a dozen times...Great stories." --NYPD Police Officer
"You honored us." --NYPD Police Officer
"Some of us are able to achieve the helping-people-out part, in spite of the job...I applaud your courage...By the way, I got locked in the back of my
patrol car too."
--NYPD Police Officer
"Unexpectedly funny." --WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer
Show"
"The reality of police work." --Center for Court Innovation
"A quick read...a wonderful perspective on the daily lives of
police officers."
--Peter Moskos, author of "Cop in the Hood"
"Humorous." --New York Times
"Fascinating." --NPR's "The Sound of Young America"
"Very funny." --The Boston Phoenix
"Extremely well written." --Air America's "Doing Time with Ron Kuby"
"Good thing for readers everywhere...and the citizens of NYC in particular..." --The Villager A-List Books
"Impossible to put down." --The Topiary Cow
"The only way for this story to be any more enjoyable would be to actually see the escapades unfold...this book has got to become a
movie." --Barnes & Noble employee
"Buy, borrow or steal it." --Zink Magazine
"Well monikored." --Time Out New York
"His swift, affable style makes good use of his trying experiences on the force. Entertaining and surprising--this book makes a perfect summer read." --Acorn Public Library
"It’s a clear-eyed look at the day-to-day of police work that’s also
very funny. As you might expect from a cop named Bacon." --VinceKeenan.com
"Unique and honest...'Bad Cop' wasn't what I was expecting. It was better." --Pahrump
Valley Times
"[So funny that it] made me spray wine out of my nose...Everyone should order this book."--My Best Advice (a blog)
"The best and funniest book I've read in a while."--Tanque (Twitter)
"Like a season of 'The Wire' written by David Sedaris."
--Neal Pollack, author of "Alternadad"
"Bad cop, good copy. Paul Bacon's one-of-a-kind memoir is
simultaneously very funny and joltingly real. Book this book."
--Mark O'Donnell, author of "Let Nothing You Dismay"
"I bought your book today...the Barnes and Nobles staff was pissed because I ruined the giant "Bad Cop" pyramid they had set up next to the entrance."
--Friend of the author
"I read Bad Cop over the weekend... and I kid you not - I laughed out loud
through the first half and couldn't put it down until I finished. I
loved his writing style... very conversational - like he was sitting
next to me with a glass of wine telling the most hilarious stories. He
is so funny! As a fan of cop shows, this book was another point of view
I hadn't read before. What an enjoyable way to spend a weekend.
Suggestion for Paul Bacon: now go write a book about your diving job."
--Amazon 5-star customer review
"Painfully funny and original. I hate reading but I could not put this one down." --eBay reviewer
"I loved this book. I laughed so hard at times I had to remove my
steamed up glasses to wipe the tears away. Paul Bacon's wonderful wit
and storytelling ability kept me enthralled from beginning to end. If
you enjoy stories and books by David Sedaris you will love this book." --Amazon 5-star customer review
"Deserves a galaxy of stars." --MostlyFiction Book Reviews
Click in lower left corner of audio player application to hear my interview on WNYC's
"The Brian Lehrer
Show" on March 16, 2009
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