Brotherhood

Despite all of its corruption, the police force is a brotherhood and the bonds that tie the cops together are strong, sincere, and loving in an otherwise dark, bleak, and nihilistic novel.

Malone’s best friend in the world is Russo, who is on his four-man team. Their bond is tight because of all the hardships that they go through on the job. Their lives are always in danger and they must count on one another for their safety. But their relationship goes deeper than the job. They are the guardians to one another’s children. They share everything about their lives with one another and rely on each other to get through life’s worst obstacles: “That night, when Malone learned Liam was under Tower Two and was never coming back up, it was Russo who sat with him all night. Just like Malone sat...