TKC MUST READ!!! KANSAS CITY POLICE CONFESSIONAL REVEALS REAL LIFE LOCAL URBAN CORE CRIME STORIES!!!
Tonight we're taking another look at an upcoming and really interesting EPIC KANSAS CITY POLICE TELL-ALL BOOK that offers a unique perspective on crime life from an up-close and personal perspective.
To wit . . .
CHECK THIS TKC EXCLUSIVE AUTHOR INTRO ABOUT A NEW BOOK DETAILING KANSAS CITY STREET LIFE!!!
Here's the word from this highly anticipated KC work of non-fiction for the Summer . . .
Peckerwood in the Hood
"The main thrust of my book is showing how human cops can be (are) through the eyes of the main character Peckerwood (me), an average white guy that tried to save the hood from itself. It is based on real events. My hope is it will bring the police and the community closer together and help pique interest in police careers. I took a bit of creative license with names, some details and conversation but it is very, very close to what really occurred. There’s plenty of cop stuff. There is also quite a bit of off-duty drinking & dating (in my 20’s, before I met my wife). The text is very readable, broken down into short, very entertaining stories. It’s a real slice of Americana in KC in the 80’s, 90’s, & into the New Millennium. This is not your typical ‘I’m God’s gift to policing’ cop book. To the contrary, I was (and still am) a wise guy. So are my friends. I never set out to be a cop but it was a perfect fit for me. Nothing else can compare.
"My interest in policing started when I was three years old, as you will see in the opening story. I zip through my childhood (a few more brushes with the law) and my wild teen years (mischievous stuff with my ‘posse’). During college I searched for the meaning of life and a purposeful life. That led me to policing, a real roller coaster ride. There is a ton of dark cop humor and bizarre incidents. My rough draft was 1,066 pages. My manuscript was 400 pages. My publisher & I whittled it down to the best 326 pages. We skimmed the cream off the crop. LOL! I have been told what is left is a very good book. I didn’t want to write this book, I had to write this book. It’s too good not to share.
"Hang onto your hat. This is policing, Kansas City style, through the eyes of one guy that could barely tear himself away from it when it was time to hang up his badge."
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Hopefully, more for the morning update . . . STAY TUNED!!!