The Badge Between Us

Terry Dwyer has written a moving memoir of his two plus decades as a police officer. It moves artfully between public and private, from an unfiltered, detailed, and evocative presentation of the successful investigation and prosecution of a violent criminal gang, to a depiction of the stresses upon his family caused by the frustrations and miseries of a career in law enforcement. -- --J. Michael Lennon, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Nominee and author of ""Norman Mailer: A Double Life"" This book explores the personal challenges, sacrifices, and dedication of the author in his duties as a police officer. Highly recommended for all readers. -- --Joseph D. Pistone, retired FBI agent and New York Times Bestselling author ""Donnie Brasco, My Undercover Life in the Mafia"" Terry Dwyer’s The Badge Between Us is a riveting account from a man of strong character and ideals who becomes a New York State Trooper to enforce the law and do good in the world. A standup cop and a devoted family man, he rises to the rank of investigator and begins working organized crime investigations, murders, and gang cases, to name a few. But along the way, he is stymied time and again by corruption and complicity from within his own ranks all the way up the chain of command to Albany. Dwyer's struggles to navigate his sense of duty, his ethics, morality, and loyalty to the badge he’s sworn to uphold as his nerves, his sense of self and his marriage strain to the brink of breaking, makes for propulsive reading. -- Beverly Donofrio, bestselling author of ""Riding in Cars with Boys""