Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

David Simon

646 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative sad medium-paced

Description

The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men confronted by the darkest of American visions.

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Moods

dark 95%
informative 76%
challenging 47%
funny 42%
reflective 42%
sad 38%
mysterious 33%
tense 28%
emotional 23%
adventurous 19%
hopeful 9%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 38%
fast 9%

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