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15 reviews
Miles Corwin

Fawcett, 1998

The Killing Season--The Best of the Bunch
Where David Simon's HOMICIDE succeeds in sounding in prose, THE KILLING SEASON succeeds in speaking the truth. I have read most of the "True Cop" genre, which is mired in cops with axes to grind, journalists with careers to further, and others constrained by their lack of literary talent. As a cop, I was so relieved to see that at least one journalist could shed his skepticism of police ...

Homicide Special

12 reviews
Miles Corwin

Audio Renaissance, 2004

Tremendous Pacing....
Easily one of the top true crime books I have ever read. Corwin has an eye for detail but doesn't get bogged down in minutia or wordiness. The pacing of the investigations lead to many, "ok, I'll read one more chapter then quit" episodes. The detectives' sense of humor and dark view of the underbelly of society is genuine and genuinely funny. Even the best fiction does not grab my attention ...

And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students

12 reviews
Miles Corwin

Harper Perennial, 2001

Compeling Commentary
"And Still We Rise" was a compelling look at a group of students rarely disscussed. Inner city students who not only go to school to get by but against great odds are able to beat the odds and succeed in school. "And Still We Rise" follows a group of students attending Crenshaw High School enrolled in their gifted students program. "And Still We Rise" looks at the daily obsticals and pitfalls of ...