A Shadow in the City: Confessions of an Undercover Drug Warrior
Posted by Don Henry Ford Jr. - June 27, 2005 at 5:57 am
By Charles Bowden
reviewed by Don Henry Ford Jr.
Bowden’s latest sheds light on a dark subject—the life and times of Joey O’Shay, a man who fought on the front lines of this thing we call the war on drugs for the past twenty plus years. When I say dark, I mean dark.
I found myself closing the book to escape—to make sure the world of comfort I now inhabit was still there. But then I was drawn back for more, like some kid peering through fingers at a scary movie, wanting to see, yet not wanting to see, because I know that this is real: the people are real, the blood also, the deception, the lies, the callous disregard for life and family and love, and all those ruined lives, not the least of which is the life of Joey O’Shay.
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It's been a week or so since I read this book
Submitted on July 4th, 2005 by Don Henry Ford Jr.Bowden writes like no other in his generation. The scary thing about the subjects he chooses, is that they are people just like you and I in so many ways, yet, like you and I, capable of unspeakable acts.
It's the me in you that frightens.
We may deny it, but down deep we know...
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Submitted on July 7th, 2005 by Don Henry Ford Jr.