From Author House, Gray Shades of Blue, by: Philip V. Bulone. www.authorhouse.com A hard hitting reality based journey through the life of a police officer. This book is not for anyone easily offended by words, predjudice or descriptions of violence. These are the stories about the men and women with whom I worked during my fourteen years as a New York City Police Officer. I'm sharing these stories with you so you might understand what a cop goes through during his career and how he might react to situations. Urban police officers and officers patrolling smaller communites are subject to the same situations, reactions and dangers. Their response and handling calls for service are often based on their attitudes. Attitudes learned long before they pin a badge on their uniform. Although some of what you will read will shock you, don't be too quick to criticize the actions taken. Take a deep breath, close the book, and put yourself momentarily in the same situation. I said momentarily because a decision a street cop makes is often made in seconds. Now, read on...but before you begin, strap on the gun belt, button up the blue shirt, straighten the hat, and walk out from the precinct remembering one thing: once those heavy brass doors close behind you--you become the fine line between a civilized society that acts within the law and those who choose to act outside it.	Read my short stories: Blue is the Color of Death and others written by street cops in Cop Tales 2000 published by .38 Press. To purchase a copy send $18.95 to .38 Special Press, 6251 Winthrop Avenue #2, Indianapolis, IN 46220. The Cycle of Violence. One of 53 true stories written by cops who lived them. Order True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them. Published by: St. Martin's Press and available at Amazon.com or in your local bookstore. All proceeds of this book go to families of police officers killed on September 11. Now available True Blue: To Protect and Serve; St. Martin's Press, 2008. Read my short story, It Was Just Business. Proceeds of this book will go to the National Police Memorial in Washington DC.
Now available, Joey Rags, by Philip V. Bulone. Here's an excerpt: "Tommy was short of breath when he reached the third floor landing leading to the roof of Stella's restaurant. Walking to the edge of the building, Salvatore and Tommy looked down and had a clear view of the six men below. The two Uzis had been planted on the roof earlier. They picked up the automatic weapons. Salvatore would take out Peter Lazia and Mario Amato. Tommy would eliminate the other four wiseguys. "The shots emptied the restaurant. Customers ran out scattering onto West 18th Street. The six men in the yard below didn't know what hit them. The wine had anesthetized their brains. They never had a chance to go for their guns. Bullets entered their bodies from all angles creating opinings from where their most precious blood flowed onto the ground. Salvatore and Tommy took the weapons, jumped to the adjoining roof, walked down the staircase and exited the building into a yard where a half rotted wood door had been unlocked. They walked onto West 19th Street where a black Lincoln Town Car was parked alongside the curb. The engine was running. The two men casually got into the back seat. The driver asked, "How'd it go?" Salvatore answered, "Great. It's taken care of. You look good Richie. How's the old man?" "The old man's okay. He's taking it easy in Boca. We got a flight out of Kennedy tomorrow. You guys to full for some Chinese? I gotta have some New York chinks before we head back." "Sure Richie," Salvatore said. "I could eat a little something...." Tommy interrupted, "Yeah, me too." To order a copy of Joey Rags go to: http://stores.lulu.com/philbulone