“Gallo’s streetwise memoir of policing Chicago’s roughest neighborhood blends equal parts humor and regret. Gallo is at her best when straight forwardly detailing the earthly minutiae of

‘cop life’ or casting about the emotional costs of being both witness and enforcer amidst the violence of the inner city.” —Publishers Weekly

“A taste of life as a big-city cop–complete with comedy, drama and heartbreak.” —The Chicago Tribune