Good cops, bad cops, just desserts and true justice collide in ‘The Badge, The Balls and The Bull Sh-t’ - a gripping new Police novel by Henry J. Silva. Set in a day before social media, where no iPhone’s filmed police officers’ every move and with little red tape from the Chief’s office, Silva tells the story of cops doing their jobs “properly”. The author’s own decades of experience on Policing’s front line afford readers the inside scoop that no thoroughbred crime writer can match.
Holualoa, HI -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/11/2014 -- Thousands of retired police officers openly admit that they wouldn’t do the job today, in a culture where their every move is tracked and public scrutiny has hit epidemic levels. One of those is Henry J. Silva, who rose to the rank of Major during his distinguished career and has served in all major police department divisions and sections. Concerned about the false reality many crime writers convey, Silva has put pen to paper to showcase good old policing as it used to be done.
‘The Badge, The Balls and The Bull Sh-t’ fuses fact with fiction to take readers into a world of unorthodox practices that seemed to always get the job done.
Synopsis:
This book is fiction and represents only what is in the authors mind for Entertainment purposes. It is about an efficient and hard working Detective of the Hawaiian Island Police Department, [HIPD] who can be, not very nice, when it comes to criminals who cause harm to others. He is actually a nightmare to some of the criminal element, including the Mexican Mafia and Middle Eastern terrorists. He treats his informants with respect and dignity. It is action packed and sometimes a very accurate novel, going from one type of criminal activity to another, he rights wrongs, then punishes the bad guys. If any incidents should resemble any semblance to actual facts or crimes, it is purely coincidental.
“To cut to the chase, Police justice in this novel is swift and just; exactly how it used to be in the real world,” explains Silva. “Police procedures are casual and the demands of superiors are never prioritized over catching the bad guys. Essentially, they do whatever they need to do in order to protect society.”
Continuing, “Murderers are shot to death in the same way they killed their victims, plans to build mosques are derailed before they ever come to fruition and inter-division rivalry actually moves cases along. As I’ve “been there”, you’ll be hard pressed to find a traditional crime writer composing narratives with this level of fact and brevity. It will provide die-hard fans of Police fiction with a refreshing new story, for sure.”
Readers agree, leaving a slew of positive reviews. J. Lan comments, “A gripping read that has the captured the feeling of authentic police work. Suspenseful. I could not put the first chapter down till I found out if justice would be served. Easy to catch the feeling of the intensity of police work. Offers a behind the scenes look into practices and procedures and the reality of protect and serve. There is this contradiction; I struggled with editing and grammatical errors which occur frequently but, interestingly, these also added to the feeling that the book was a real story being told by a real cop. Well worth the read.”
F.J. Foster Haney adds, “So suspenseful that I couldn't put it down. Hopefully there will be a second one to read...can't wait!”
‘The Badge, The Balls and The Bull Sh-t’ is available now: http://amzn.to/1tyRlPX.
About Henry J. Silva
The author was born on the island of Oahu three months before the Pearl Harbor attack December 7, 1941. He attended both public and Catholic schools and obtained a college degree in criminal justice. He followed a police career as his grandfather before him.
He studied martial arts when 8 years old with Judo, then went on to Aikido and finally before he went into the military obtained his black belt in Karate. In the military he was assigned to the Army Security Agency. He moved to the big island of Hawaii in 1966, becoming a police officer.
The author moved up through the police ranks to the rank of Major; he served in all major police department divisions and sections. After retirement, he worked for the Federal Government, and owned Ex-cop Investigations.
He also worked as a reserve officer for eighteen years covering beats, and for his last five years he investigated Cold Case Homicides.
To keep fit, he regularly works out at a local gym, but is no longer a member of the 400 pound plus club. The author shoots action pistol and rifle on a weekly basis. His son is a protégé of his father’s teachings, and represented the State of Hawaii in the Junior Olympics in small bore rifle at Colorado Springs, Co. In his senior year in High School.
The author and his lovely wife have been married for forty-seven years, and he relates that ‘he knows how to pick’em.