Reviews
"Hilarious. . . . Hair-raising. . . . [A] gruff charmer of a memoir." -- The New York Times Book Review "Osborne is a sly and humorous storyteller." -- The New Yorker "Riveting--like the best night hanging out at a bar with an engaging storyteller." -- The Kansas City Star "Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won't be disappointed with The Job . But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy." --Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood "An enjoyable read. It's real life, and it's told by a gifted storyteller who also happened to be a gifted cop. . . . Osborne writes with passion about his work. . . . For a job that usually deals with the dregs of society, an unlikely strain creeps into Osborne's tales--compassion. Osborne balanced toughness with empathy as he sought to ferret out wrongdoing while on duty." -- The Buffalo News "Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of them). . . . For every bad cop there are twenty heroic ones--and Steve Osborne was one of them." --Brian McDonald, author of My Father's Gun: One Family, Three Badges, One Hundred Years in the NYPD "Wonderful. . . . Not only was Osborne an excellent policeman (he retired as a lieutenant and the commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad), he's a fabulous storyteller, crafting his memories into well-honed tales filled with drama, humor and heart." -- Bookpage "[An] engaging memoir. . . . [Osborne's] frank and intimate voice . . . suffuses his prose." -- Publishers Weekly "Raucous recollections. . . . [Osborne] comes off as an avuncular, world-weary tough guy. . . . Yet he elevates his perspective by displaying empathy for the civilians, victims and even criminals he has encountered." -- Kirkus "Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best." -- Booklist "Often funny, occasionally sobering and always entertaining." -- Shelf-Awareness, Praise for The Job : "Osborne has the macabre sense of humor people in adrenaline-jacked jobs often develop, as well as the yarn spinner's gift for building to the big reveal." -- The New York Times Book Review "Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best." -- Booklist , starred review "Tonally, he comes off as an avuncular, world-weary tough guy, embodying the "cops know best" attitude that many find alienating. Yet he elevates his perspective by displaying empathy for the civilians, victims and even criminals he has encountered, drawing complex lines between the "lost souls" and "evil motherfuckers" of the underworld... [T]hese punchy policing tales seem provocatively true to life." -- Kirkus Reviews "Not only was Osborne an excellent policeman (he retired as a lieutenant and the commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad), he's a fabulous storyteller, crafting his memories into well-honed tales filled with drama, humor and heart." --BookPage "Steve Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won't be disappointed with The Job . But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy, the unexpected moments in which the worst situations bring out the best in people. Anyone who knows a cop--or wants to--should read this book." --Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood "Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of them). Go buy this book, for the chases, the laughs, and the poignancy. Go buy it now, especially now, because for every bad cop there are twenty heroic ones--and Steve Osborne was one of them." --Brian McDonald, author of My Father's Gun: One Family. Three Badges. One Hundred Years in the NYPD
