From rape to murder, from bombings to hostage-taking, the world of the New York City Police Department's detectives is full of danger -and full of opportunities for heroism. These accounts from top investigators tell how it REALLY goes down: never have detectives spoken so openly and in such detail. Here are stories of what it takes: going underground to catch a dangerous and seemingly untouchable drug dealer, defusing a bomb factory located in an apartment building with over three hundred people in it, investigating a brutal and elusive rapist who poses as a gypsy cab driver. With clear-ringing authenticity, Peter Micheels captures the action of the street, the politics of the precinct, and the drama of the courtroom.