The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop - Hardcover

Praise for "The Job"
"Steve Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won't be disappointed with "The Job." But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy, the unexpected moments in which the worst situations bring out the best in people. Anyone who knows a cop--or wants to--should read this book."
--Edward Conlon, author of "Blue Blood"

Advance praise for "The Job"
"Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best."
--"Booklist," starred review
"Steve Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won't be disappointed with "The Job." But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy, the unexpected moments in which the worst situations bring out the best in people. Anyone who knows a cop--or wants to--should read this book."
--Edward Conlon, author of "Blue Blood"
"Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of them). Go buy this book, for the chases, the laughs, and the poignancy. Go buy it now, especially now, because for every bad cop there are twenty heroic ones--and Steve Osborne was one of them."
--Brian McDonald, author of "My Father's Gun: One Family. Three Badges. One Hundred Years in the NYPD"

Praise for "The Job"
"Osborne has the macabre sense of humor people in adrenaline-jacked jobs often develop, as well as the yarn spinner's gift for building to the big reveal."
"The New York Times Book Review"
"Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best."
"Booklist," starred review
"Tonally, he comes off as an avuncular, world-weary tough guy, embodying the cops know best attitude that many find alienating. Yet he elevates his perspective by displaying empathy for the civilians, victims and even criminals he has encountered, drawing complex lines between the lost souls and evil motherfuckers of the underworld... [T]hese punchy policing tales seem provocatively true to life."
"Kirkus Reviews"
"Not only was Osborne an excellent policeman (he retired as a lieutenant and the commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad), he's a fabulous storyteller, crafting his memories into well-honed tales filled with drama, humor and heart."
BookPage
Steve Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won t be disappointed with "The Job." But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy, the unexpected moments in which the worst situations bring out the best in people. Anyone who knows a cop or wants to should read this book.
Edward Conlon, author of "Blue Blood"
Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I ve ever heard (and I ve heard a lot of them). Go buy this book, for the chases, the laughs, and the poignancy. Go buy it now, especially now, because for every bad cop there are twenty heroic ones and Steve Osborne was one of them.
Brian McDonald, author of "My Father s Gun: One Family. Three Badges. One Hundred Years in the NYPD""

Praise for The Job
"Osborne has the macabre sense of humor people in adrenaline-jacked jobs often develop, as well as the yarn spinner's gift for building to the big reveal."
The New York Times Book Review
"Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best."
Booklist, starred review
"Tonally, he comes off as an avuncular, world-weary tough guy, embodying the cops know best attitude that many find alienating. Yet he elevates his perspective by displaying empathy for the civilians, victims and even criminals he has encountered, drawing complex lines between the lost souls and evil motherfuckers of the underworld... [T]hese punchy policing tales seem provocatively true to life."
Kirkus Reviews
"Not only was Osborne an excellent policeman (he retired as a lieutenant and the commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad), he's a fabulous storyteller, crafting his memories into well-honed tales filled with drama, humor and heart."
BookPage
Steve Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won t be disappointed with The Job. But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy, the unexpected moments in which the worst situations bring out the best in people. Anyone who knows a cop or wants to should read this book.
Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood
Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I ve ever heard (and I ve heard a lot of them). Go buy this book, for the chases, the laughs, and the poignancy. Go buy it now, especially now, because for every bad cop there are twenty heroic ones and Steve Osborne was one of them.
Brian McDonald, author of My Father s Gun: One Family. Three Badges. One Hundred Years in the NYPD"

“HOW YA DOIN’?”

With these four syllables, delivered in an unmistakably authentic New York accent, Steve Osborne has riveted thousands of people at the legendary storytelling venue The Moth (and many tens of thousands more via YouTube) with his hilarious, profane, and touching tales from his twenty years as an NYPD street cop. Steve Osborne is the real deal, people: the tough, streetwise New York cop of your dreams, one with a big, big heart. Kojak? NYPD Blue? Law & Order? Fuggedaboudem! The Job blows them out of the water.
     Steve Osborne has seen a thing or two in his years in the NYPD—some harmless, some definitely not. In “Stakeout,” Steve and his partner mistake a Manhattan dentist for an armed robbery suspect, and reduce the man to a puddle of snot and tears when questioning him. In “Mug Shot,” the mother of a suspected criminal makes a strange request and provides a sobering reminder of the humanity at stake in his profession. And in “Home,” the image of Steve’s family provides the adrenaline he needs to fight for his life when assaulted by two armed and violent crackheads. 
     From stories about his days as a rookie cop to the time spent patrolling in the Anti-Crime Unit—and his visceral, harrowing recollections of working during the weeks after 9/11—The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop captures the humanity, the absurdity, and the dark humor of police work, as well as the bravery of those who do it. These stories will speak to those nostalgic for the New York City of the 1980s and ’90s, a bygone era when the city was a crazier, more dangerous (and possibly more interesting) place.