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Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as cops)
avg rating 3.99 — 28,422 ratings — published 2008
Hell & High Water (THIRDS, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as cops)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,277 ratings — published 2014
All Kinds of Tied Down (Marshals #1)
by (shelved 49 times as cops)
avg rating 4.17 — 10,759 ratings — published 2014
Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as cops)
avg rating 3.98 — 10,799 ratings — published 2008
Among the Living (PsyCop, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as cops)
avg rating 3.93 — 11,254 ratings — published 2006
Nothing Special (Nothing Special, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as cops)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,200 ratings — published 2014
Sticks & Stones (Cut & Run, #2)
by (shelved 39 times as cops)
avg rating 4.35 — 15,802 ratings — published 2010
Life Lessons (Life Lessons, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as cops)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,148 ratings — published 2011
Cop Out (Toronto Tales, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as cops)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,146 ratings — published 2011
Fish & Chips (Cut & Run, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as cops)
avg rating 4.43 — 14,955 ratings — published 2010
Touch & Geaux (Cut & Run, #7)
by (shelved 35 times as cops)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,392 ratings — published 2013
Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run, #6)
by (shelved 35 times as cops)
avg rating 4.56 — 12,284 ratings — published 2012
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as cops)
avg rating 4.13 — 207,887 ratings — published 1995
A Matter of Time Book I (A Matter of Time, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as cops)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,985 ratings — published 2009
Protecting What's His (Line of Duty, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as cops)
avg rating 3.73 — 27,332 ratings — published 2013
Law Man (Dream Man, #3)
by (shelved 33 times as cops)
avg rating 4.28 — 47,399 ratings — published 2012
Fatal Shadows (The Adrien English Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as cops)
avg rating 3.92 — 12,594 ratings — published 2000
The Assignment (Assignment, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as cops)
avg rating 3.63 — 6,151 ratings — published 2006
Blood & Thunder (THIRDS, #2)
by (shelved 32 times as cops)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,941 ratings — published 2014
Point of No Return (Turning Point, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as cops)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,932 ratings — published 2012
Body and Soul (PsyCop, #3)
by (shelved 31 times as cops)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,931 ratings — published 2007
Divide & Conquer (Cut & Run, #4)
by (shelved 30 times as cops)
avg rating 4.44 — 13,602 ratings — published 2011
Criss Cross (PsyCop, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as cops)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,806 ratings — published 2006
Frat House Troopers (Brandt and Donnelly Caper, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as cops)
avg rating 3.63 — 1,602 ratings — published 2012
Rock Chick Rescue (Rock Chick, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as cops)
avg rating 4.29 — 39,170 ratings — published 2009
Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run, #5)
by (shelved 29 times as cops)
avg rating 4.47 — 13,266 ratings — published 2012
Breaking Cover (Life Lessons, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as cops)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,317 ratings — published 2011
Embracing His Syn (Nothing Special, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as cops)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,458 ratings — published 2014
The Last Thing He Needs (The Last Thing He Needs, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as cops)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,080 ratings — published 2014
Rock Chick Redemption (Rock Chick, #3)
by (shelved 28 times as cops)
avg rating 4.40 — 37,182 ratings — published 2010
Shattered Glass (Shattered Glass, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as cops)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,218 ratings — published 2012
Camp Hell (PsyCop, #5)
by (shelved 28 times as cops)
avg rating 4.32 — 5,338 ratings — published 2008
Glory in Death (In Death, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as cops)
avg rating 4.27 — 74,737 ratings — published 1995
A Dangerous Thing (The Adrien English Mysteries, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as cops)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,909 ratings — published 2002
Breathe (Colorado Mountain, #4)
by (shelved 26 times as cops)
avg rating 4.32 — 39,161 ratings — published 2012
Wild Man (Dream Man, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as cops)
avg rating 4.16 — 45,732 ratings — published 2011
Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as cops)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,087 ratings — published 2017
Fair Game (All's Fair, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as cops)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,209 ratings — published 2010
Officer Off Limits (Line of Duty, #3)
by (shelved 25 times as cops)
avg rating 3.93 — 16,229 ratings — published 2013
For You (The 'Burg, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as cops)
avg rating 4.19 — 30,826 ratings — published 2011
Shades of Gray (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as cops)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,097 ratings — published 2009
Dangerous Ground (Dangerous Ground, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as cops)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,123 ratings — published 2008
Tallowwood (Tallowwood, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as cops)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,372 ratings — published 2019
Fit to be Tied (Marshals, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as cops)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,665 ratings — published 2015
Rise & Fall (THIRDS, #4)
by (shelved 24 times as cops)
avg rating 4.34 — 7,177 ratings — published 2015
Rack & Ruin (THIRDS, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as cops)
avg rating 4.35 — 7,763 ratings — published 2014
Full Disclosure (Nice Guys, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as cops)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,795 ratings — published 2014
His Risk to Take (Line of Duty, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as cops)
avg rating 3.73 — 13,004 ratings — published 2013
“But then something happened, Ray, something amazing. Something...
"That white cop sitting next to me? He took a long look at my mother when she came in, just like, absorbed her, and then without even turning to me, he just put his hand on my back, up between my neck and shoulder...
"And all he did was squeeze. Give me a little squeeze of sympathy, then rubbed that same spot with his palm for maybe two, three seconds, and that was it.
"But I swear to you, nobody, in my entire life up to that point had ever touched me with that kind of tenderness. I had never experienced a sympathetic hand like that, and Ray, it felt like lightning.
"I mean, the guy did it without thinking, I'm sure. And when dinnertime rolled around he had probably forgotten all about it. Forgot about me, too, for that matter... But I didn't forget.
"I didn't walk around thinking about it nonstop either, but something like seven years later when I was at community college? The recruiting officer for the PD came on campus for Career Day, and I didn't really like college all that much to begin with, so I took the test for the academy, scored high, quit school and never looked back.
"And usually when I tell people why I became a cop I say because it would keep Butchie and Antoine out of my life, and there's some truth in that.
"But I think the real reason was because that recruiting officer on campus that day reminded me, in some way, you know, conscious or not, of that housing cop who had sat on the bench with me when I was thirteen.
"In fact, I don't think it, I know it. As sure as I'm standing here, I know I became a cop because of him. For him. To be like him. God as my witness, Ray. The man put his hand on my back for three seconds and it rerouted my life for the next twenty-nine years.
"It's the enormity of small things... Adults, grown-ups, us, we have so much power... And sometimes when we find ourselves coming into contact with certain kinds of kids? Needy kids? We have to be ever so careful...”
―
"That white cop sitting next to me? He took a long look at my mother when she came in, just like, absorbed her, and then without even turning to me, he just put his hand on my back, up between my neck and shoulder...
"And all he did was squeeze. Give me a little squeeze of sympathy, then rubbed that same spot with his palm for maybe two, three seconds, and that was it.
"But I swear to you, nobody, in my entire life up to that point had ever touched me with that kind of tenderness. I had never experienced a sympathetic hand like that, and Ray, it felt like lightning.
"I mean, the guy did it without thinking, I'm sure. And when dinnertime rolled around he had probably forgotten all about it. Forgot about me, too, for that matter... But I didn't forget.
"I didn't walk around thinking about it nonstop either, but something like seven years later when I was at community college? The recruiting officer for the PD came on campus for Career Day, and I didn't really like college all that much to begin with, so I took the test for the academy, scored high, quit school and never looked back.
"And usually when I tell people why I became a cop I say because it would keep Butchie and Antoine out of my life, and there's some truth in that.
"But I think the real reason was because that recruiting officer on campus that day reminded me, in some way, you know, conscious or not, of that housing cop who had sat on the bench with me when I was thirteen.
"In fact, I don't think it, I know it. As sure as I'm standing here, I know I became a cop because of him. For him. To be like him. God as my witness, Ray. The man put his hand on my back for three seconds and it rerouted my life for the next twenty-nine years.
"It's the enormity of small things... Adults, grown-ups, us, we have so much power... And sometimes when we find ourselves coming into contact with certain kinds of kids? Needy kids? We have to be ever so careful...”
―
“The name Atlantis came from an old book Victoria had never read. A lifetime residency in the ASM paradise was rumored to cost anywhere from 15 to 20 million dollars. The rich and powerful lived under the dome because they considered themselves separate and superior. Few of them left the comfort and security of Atlantis. To them the outside world was weak. Second Sector citizens where miscreant dregs of a defunct society. In order to enter the Atlantian dome one first had to be cleared by a resident. Gate security personnel strictly enforced this rule, even when outsiders carried a badge and gun.”
― Atlas
― Atlas
