Superbia

Superbia seriesbook 1 of 1Next:Superbia 2(2012) →

A deadly shooting leaves police officer Frank O'Ryan with a shattered knee and a growing addiction to Percocet. Upon his return to duty, he is assigned to assist the most despised person in his police department, Detective Vic Ajax.

Read more

Together, the two officers will encounter everything from drug stashes hidden inside dirty baby diapers to geriatric child molesters. They will journey into a world of madness, crushing isolation, and unsung heroism from which so few return.

Superbia is the funniest, scariest, most brutal account of what police officers truly experience, written by the only author in the world who could take on such a task.

Best-selling author Bernard Schaffer does more than write books. By day (and often night) he is a real life police detective and narcotics officer. This is the book that ends some careers and begins legendary new ones.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 174 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Superbia? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Superbia. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Hunted on the Fens Shares mystery, crime, police procedural
  2. The Shoulders of Giants (Jake Abraham Mysteries Book 1) Shares mystery, crime, fiction
  3. A Detailed Man Shares mystery, crime, police procedural
  4. Gray Matter Shares mystery, crime, police procedural

“People who read Superbia tend to reach for these next.”

  1. The Big Bend
  2. Silent Counsel
  3. Altercation
  4. Dire Means

“If you want more of the same (mystery about police), start with these.”

  1. A Dog's Life
  2. Persons of Interest
  3. The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths
  4. Love Story, With Murders

“If it was the crime that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. No Good Deed
  2. A Long December
  3. The Last Clinic
  4. Driving Lessons

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Past Imperfect
  2. Police Procedure & Investigation: A Guide for Writers
  3. Fear God and Dread Naught
  4. Fallen Angels