As a journalist on the crime beat, the author has spent long hours talking to those in uniform, those in the underworld and those in the grey zone-people who work as police informers. Much of what he has seen, heard and observed in over a decade of covering crime has found its way into print. But there's a lot that's spoken of in hushed tones, or buried in underworld lore. The underworld speaks its own language, and words are invented on the spur of the moment. A ...
