Harold Samuel Cohen is 31 years old and still living with his parents in a traditional Jewish home. To make matters worse, Cohen works for his father as an office manager, earning a pitiful wage, and the friction between the two is growing. Cohen can’t afford to move out, and bored with the office job, he decides to apply for a career as a police officer. When Cohen learns his application has been accepted, his mother is terribly disappointed. Jewish boys grow up to be doctors and lawyers, not police officers! After successfully graduating from the police academy, Cohen is assigned to Ludwig Borman, his field training officer, who is rumored to be an anti-Semite raised in post-World War II Germany. This is where the trouble begins, as a series of twists and turns and unexpected circumstances lead Cohen to wonder if he is truly destined for law enforcement. Cop Cohen offers a combination of light wit, deep characters, and the true grit of police work, making it a powerful and entertaining debut novel.
From the Author of Cop Cohen... Contra Legem (Latin for Against the Law), is the sequel to the highly acclaimed debut novel, Cop Cohen, written by S. Michael Siegal. This novel takes place four years after the time Officer Harold Cohen becomes a police officer. In this novel, Harold is surrounded by numerous obstacles that weigh in on his mind. From an austere mother who does not believe that Jewish boys should become policemen, to dealing with dangerous criminals who want to see him eliminated for good, his commitment to marry the woman of his dreams, and finally, dealing with fear of unknown danger where someone else can be the hero but not him. Contra Legem promises to be a powerful, exciting, deeply felt and amusing novel of a Jewish man who became a police officer in this nontraditional occupation. A highly accurate portrayal of the day-to-day life of a police officer. The author, S, Michael Siegal, recently retired from nearly thirty-six years in law enforcement and dedicates this novel to all of the men and women behind the badge who daily serve and protect our communities. And, to the Jewish men and women who have entered into this nontraditional occupation.
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