Book Synopsis
When Fred Cook, aka Cookie, receives information that Chris Foster, his old friend and partner in the NYPD, has died in Florida, he looks back at his life, recalling his years as a cop in one of New York City’s toughest neighborhoods. Cookie, who entered the NYPD in 1946, revisits some of the cases, the men he knew, the good times, the bad times, and the one big case – the unofficial investigation into the JFK Assassination. Through Cookie’s eyes, Brass Buttons, Blue Coat offers a compelling inside look at the life of a New York City cop and at the changing culture of the NYPD.