Written by Tana Fye
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
This is an Audible book that Mike had previously purchased. It came up in a Netflix show that we were watching, so I thought I’d give it a shot. I didn’t love it, but I think that it was just not my kind of book. First, it’s told from the perspective of homicide investigators, and I really struggled with some of the things that the cops were saying. I think this is because of the years that I spent as a public defender. But I also struggled with the depiction of the court system and sentences. The way this was described is so dramatically different from how things run in Nebraska. And openly berating public defenders is a problem for me. All that being said, it is fascinating to read about the experience of those who deal with murder day-in/day-out and in such a high volume.