REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT

ISBN: 059545304X

Author: Berish, Michael

Condition: Used

Review MIKE BERISH'S STORIES IN HIS REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT STUN YOU BY THEIR PORTRAYAL OF THE DAILY PERILS A COP FACES AS HE CONFRONTS DANGER, DECEIT, AND DISTRUST IN UPHOLDING THE LAW IN MIAMI. MIKE SPENT TWENTY-TWO YEARS ON THE CITY'S POLICE FORCE. HIS BOOK'S POWERFUL FICTION VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATES THE CORRUPTION AND FURY ENDLESSLY STEWING IN THE PIT. ITS RELENTLESS INTENSITY POSSESSES AN AUTHENTICITY, HONESTY, AND DIRECTNESS THAT OBLITERATES SHALLOW TV SHOWS. Syd Bradford Editor and Publisher of Enigma Magazine Philadelphia, PA --Publisher of Enigma MagazineFrom the early 1970's through the early 1980'S, MIKE BERISH and I worked obscenity vice cases in the City of Miami where Mike was first a Patrolman and later a Sergeant. He was the consumate 'cop'; none better. He lived the stories he relates in 'Reflections from the Pit,' and it is a wonder he was not himself a fatality or at least seriously damaged. This book reflects the very 'soul' of honesty as well as the constant corruption involved in working as a beat officer. Bill Kelly Special Agent (Retired), Federal Bureau of Investigation --Bill Kelly, Special Agent (Retired) of the F.B.I. Product Description Bad things happen in "the Pit," a notorious crime-infested ghetto in downtown Miami. Michael Berish's experiences as a Miami policeman for twenty-two years serve as fuel for these exciting, intense stories about life as a cop in a tough part of a big city. Not just another collection of rehashed police stories with shootouts, car chases, and damsels in distress, Reflections from the Pit, contains individual, quirky, off-center characters. The stories focus on basic character flaws while dealing with social issues of the day: racism, hangings from police cruisers, sexism, affirmative action, prejudice, drug-dealing cops and corruption, homelessness, segregation, and police brutality. Berish uses his intimate knowledge of "the Pit" to bring these tales alive.This book pulls no punches; it shows you the dark side of police work: the good, the bad and the ugly (warts and all), both the humor and the tragedy. These reflections, covering more than one hundred years of history, give one pause for thought and a peek into the human swamp of life in "the Pit."Website: www.realmiamivice.com Blogsite: www.realmiamivice.net About the Author Michael Berish earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Pittsburg and a masters degree from Barry University in Florida. He worked for the City of Miami Police Department for twenty-two years. His police stories have been published in several national magazines. Berish currently lives on one of the barrier islands off the Florida coast.