The Policeman's Daughter

By: Trudy Nan Boyce

Narrated by: Allyson Ryan

From author Trudy Nan Boyce, whose police procedural debut was hailed as "authentic" (NYTBR) and "exceptional" (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel), returns with a stunning prequel to the Detective Salt series, the story behind the case that earned Salt her promotion to homicide.

At the beginning of her career, Sarah "Salt" Alt was a beat cop in Atlanta's poorest, most violent housing project, The Homes. It is here that she meets the cast of misfits and criminals that will have a profound impact on her later cases: Man Man, the leader of the local gang on his way to better places; street dealer Lil D and his family; and Sister Connelly, old and observant, the matriarch of the neighborhood. A lone patrolwoman, Salt's closest lifeline is her friend and colleague Pepper, on his own beat nearby. And when a murder in The Homes brings detectives to the scene, Salt draws closer to Detective Wills, initiating a romance complicated by their positions on the force.

When Salt is shot and sustains a head injury during a routine traffic stop, the resulting visions begin leading her toward answers in the case that makes her career. This is the tale of a woman who solves crimes through a combination of keen observation, grunt work, and pure gut instinct; this is the making of Detective Salt.

©2018 Trudy Nan Boyce (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Captivating...Introduces a cast of multidimensional characters that bring the gritty neighborhood to life.... This taut, authentic depiction of life as a female beat cop will resonate with crime fiction fans." (Publishers Weekly)

"Former Atlanta police officer Boyce vividly captures the toll that working such a beat takes as she fleshes out Salt, with her imperfections, humanity, and strong moral sense. A worthy addition to a gritty, compelling series." (Booklist)

Atlanta is the setting for this story

police work is often unappreciated, this story helps give respect to men and women in blue

Excellent procedural set in ATL

The Policeman's Daughter is the 2nd book in the series by Trudy Nan Boyce, who is a former ATL police officer in the heart of one of its projects and really rough part of town. I had the pleasure of meeting the author at a book signing; I enthusiastically picked up the (first) book and have eagerly waited for this 2nd. It did not disappoint! The book's character's are raw, passionate; it's a great story for lovers of real-world city life.

Not good, big disappointment

I’m sorry but this was the first book I had that I personally didn’t like. The story seemed to be all over the place I didn’t like how in the parts of developing the scene/story she would back track on to something else retaining to the characters that really could have done without it way to much and I was bored. Keep the story moving stop with so much back story, like the red high heals just ridiculous. Terrible story of a cop that’s way to involve of a place she has no clue how to live in.