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Bad Luck Officer
by
Suzie Ivy (Goodreads Author)
At the age of 45 Suzie Ivy survived the police academy. Now she needs to learn the lessons that only working as a cop on the streets can teach her. She is the first female officer in Small Town, Arizona and the town has some adjustments to make as well. Bad Luck Officer takes you through Suzie’s rookie year, and the next, as her desire to become a detective grows. Triumphs...more
ebook, 210 pages
Published
March 13th 2012
by Bad Luck Publishing
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Suzie Ivy became a police officer a year after breaking her hip. She thought she knew what to expect, but boy was she surprised in some areas. She began her police career at Small Town Police Department, the only woman officer on that particular department. The guys, though unsure of her, still treated her with respect and made her one of the guys, well most did. Suzie was ready for her first day off field training. It meant she'd be in her cruiser alone. Responding to calls by herself. The only...more
After reading Suzie Ivy's fascinating account of her grueling 18-week session at the Arizona police academy ("Bad Luck Cadet"), I felt compelled to read her sequel, "Bad Luck Officer," which detailed her first year as the first and only female officer on a small town police force. As heavy as the odds were against even a physically fit young man making the grade, they were astronomically higher for an overweight, middle-aged woman recovering from a broken hip.
Her experiences as a rookie cop rang...more
Her experiences as a rookie cop rang...more
link: Review via Crime Beat.
In the continued adventures of Suzie Ivy, she has now to face the real world police work, and while the challenges are less physical than at the police academy - no more run ten hills because your shoes aren't polished properly - they are nonetheless more complex and often harder to handle.
Now it's time to face the music and handle the problems that had been expected from the start, not the smallest of which is being accepted by a full group of male officers and detec...more
In the continued adventures of Suzie Ivy, she has now to face the real world police work, and while the challenges are less physical than at the police academy - no more run ten hills because your shoes aren't polished properly - they are nonetheless more complex and often harder to handle.
Now it's time to face the music and handle the problems that had been expected from the start, not the smallest of which is being accepted by a full group of male officers and detec...more
Absolutely loved this book. I knew I would like it as I follow Suzie's Blog and loved her first book, Bad Luck Cadet, but I happy that I really, really enjoyed it. Will blog a more extensive review this week and add it here as well.
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Suzie Ivy is a hero. She doesn’t wear a cape or have super powers. She’s an everyday hero. She started out as a normal person, with a normal life – a job, kids, husband, and home, just like the rest of us. Then one day, while suffering a broken hi...more
--- from my blog ---
Suzie Ivy is a hero. She doesn’t wear a cape or have super powers. She’s an everyday hero. She started out as a normal person, with a normal life – a job, kids, husband, and home, just like the rest of us. Then one day, while suffering a broken hi...more
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I'm 50 years old, carry a badge, pink handcuffs and a big-ass glock 35 .40 caliber during my day job. At night, I write about my adventures.
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“I had received a t-shirt from my best friend Veronica at my police academy graduation. It reads, ‘Throw your donut in the opposite direction and the cops won’t get you.’ I love wearing that t-shirt.”
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