True Blue: To Protect and Serve

Lieutenant Randy Sutton's fascinating collection of stories and memories, solicited from law enforcement officers across the country, offers a broad and insightful look at the many facets of police life: courage, exhilaration, frustration, loss, and even humor - from the everyday to the career-defining moments on the job. Told by the cops who lived them, the stories in "True Blue" show what it truly means to protect and serve. Readers will come to recognize the faces behind the badge, as they witness officers charge into the unknown on "The Beat", honor and mourn friends in "The Fallen", hear the War Stories spread in police locker rooms and bars, discover the unbreakable line between civilian and cop in the "Line of Duty", and feel the blood-boiling adrenaline during those life-altering moments when a cop must use Deadly Force.

About the Author :
Randy Sutton is a lieutenant in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada, and a thirty-two-year police veteran. Serving as a law enforcement commentator for Fox News, "The Maury Povich Show," and other news broadcasts, he has also appeared in several television episodes of "COPS," "America's Most Wanted," and "Las Vegas" and in such films as "Casino" and "Fools Rush In." Visit him on the Web at www.truebluestories.com and www.policingwithhonor.com.

Review :
"These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent."--David Morrell, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "First Blood" and "The Brotherhood of the Rose" "[Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard."--John Langley, creator of "COPS" "They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge."--New York" Daily News "on "True Blue "(vol. I)"" "" “These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent.”—David Morrell, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "First Blood" and "The Brotherhood of the Rose" “[Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard.”—John Langley, creator of "COPS" “They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge.”—New York" Daily News "on "True Blue "(vol. I)"" ""  "These vivid, dramatic, and moving stories are far more gripping and inspiring than any novelist could invent."--David Morrell, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "First Blood" and "The Brotherhood of the Rose""[Sutton] brings to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard."--John Langley, creator of "COPS" "They all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge."--New York" Daily News "on "True Blue "(vol. I)"" "" "A simply great new book...funny, sad, and, at times, haunting, the essays capture mundane events, as well as tragic ones. Some of these 55 stories are lyrical, some are gritty, some so heartbreaking they make you cough up a tear, and others laugh-out-loud funny, and some more thrilling than top suspense fiction. But they all come right from the heart that beats beneath the badge." -"New York Daily News" "If you want to enter the hearts and minds of the men and women sworn to protect us, read "True Blue," These intimate episodes, written by the law officers who lived them, are funny, sad, moving, and powerful...everybody should own this memorable book." -Joseph Wambaugh, author of "The Onion" and "Fire Lover" "If you want an adrenaline rush, forget about intricate mysteries and so-called thrillers. These pages bring to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard."-John Langley, creator of COPS "Wanna know what cops really think and when they're under stress, and what makes them act and react? These stories will tell you. Most telling their stories in these pages are first-time authors; some are polished, some are gritty, but all have a story worth reading." --Dan Mahoney, author of "Justice: A Novel of the NYPD" "I've been a Las Vegas cop for twenty-five years and I got a rush reading "True Blue," This book achieves what all the police shows strive for, hard-hitting action combines with genuine emotion. These stories are real, the cops are heroes."-Sheriff Bill Young, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department "Heartrending...some are hilarious...All [the stories] demonstrate that cops, who have reason to reflect ontheir experiences, are wonderful philosophers and storytellers."-Booklist "An effective overview of police work. Recommended for specialized collections in criminology."--"Library Journal" "Candid true-life tales of officers from places as diverse as downtown Los Angeles to small-town America...illustrate 'the heart behind the badge' and bridge the gap of misunderstanding and distrust that often tarnishes the public perception of the police."--Michael Ratcliff, "The Times "(Trenton, NJ)