The Coffey Files, the story of Detective Joe Coffey of the New York Police Department, was originally published in 1991. Included in the book are storThe Coffey Files, the story of Detective Joe Coffey of the New York Police Department, was originally published in 1991. Included in the book are stories from his time on the force in the '70s and 80's, which saw him on the task force that finally caught the infamous Son of Sam, working to bring down the mafia, and guarding The Pope and Joe Frazier.
There were a few problems with this book, the first being with the timeline. The book tends to jump all over the place which made it confusing and hard to follow at times. But the main problem was with Coffey himself; he may have been a great cop but he doesn't come off very likable in this book. His arrogance, swagger, and condescension towards women made him impossible to like or to even care about his story. Here's an example:
"At this point in his career, Joe had a low opinion of women’s value in police work, feeling that other than as specific decoys or in undercover operations, they were about as useful as artists’ sketches."
Another glaring example is Coffey's assertion, over and over again, of how others in the force were plainly jealous of him. As the book states:
"Like Joe, Ferguson also spent almost as much time fighting off the green-eyed monster as chasing crooks."
That type of attitude was found countless times in the book and Coffey's arrogance was ultimately impossible to ignore. Other than that, it could have been a great book. Still, it was decent and fairly interesting.
Thank you to Netgalley and Open Road Integrated Media for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
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The Coffey Files, the story of Detective Joe Coffey of the New York Police Department, was originally published in 1991. Included in the book are stories from his time on the force in the '70s and 80's, which saw him on the task force that finally caught the infamous Son of Sam, working to bring down the mafia, and guarding The Pope and Joe Frazier.
There were a few problems with this book, the first being with the timeline. The book tends to jump all over the place which made it confusing and hard to follow at times. But the main problem was with Coffey himself; he may have been a great cop but he doesn't come off very likable in this book. His arrogance, swagger, and condescension towards women made him impossible to like or to even care about his story. Here's an example:
"At this point in his career, Joe had a low opinion of women’s value in police work, feeling that other than as specific decoys or in undercover operations, they were about as useful as artists’ sketches."
Another glaring example is Coffey's assertion, over and over again, of how others in the force were plainly jealous of him. As the book states:
"Like Joe, Ferguson also spent almost as much time fighting off the green-eyed monster as chasing crooks."
That type of attitude was found countless times in the book and Coffey's arrogance was ultimately impossible to ignore. Other than that, it could have been a great book. Still, it was decent and fairly interesting.
Thank you to Netgalley and Open Road Integrated Media for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review....more
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