From cop hijinks and quick-witted comebacks to stupid crooks and the just-plain bizarre, A Lighter Shade of Blueshares the hilarious and downright strange real-life stories of police officers in their own words.#xA0; Gathered by retired NYPD cop Scott Baker and writer Tom Philbin, this sidesplitting collection is chockfull of stories from the cops who have seen and heard it allgiving a true look at the funniest experiences of life behind the badge, including accounts of:#xA0; " A rookie who is locked in the back of a cop car and ran, windows down, through a car wash first thing on his patrol. " A gun-stealing chimpanzee who likes to hob-nob with the wealthy. " A tuna fish lunch-break for a newbie officer#x19;s first autopsy viewinga special #x1C;treat#x1D; provided by a veteran officer. " A college professor who is attacked by a wildgang of teenage girls who promptly steal his watch. A Lighter Shade of Blueis an uproarious ride-along full of illegal antics, human weirdness, and criminal stupidity.

Scott Baker is a former NYPD police officer and boxer. He is now a successful boxing coach and has his own fat-burning fitness video at www.hiitathome.com. He also teaches and performs improv comedy all around the East Coast, and he still lives in New York. Tom Philbin is a freelance writer and the author of dozens of nonfiction books, including The Funniest Cop Stories Ever with Scott Baker. Philbin and Baker's book A Warmer Shade of Blue won a Quill and Badge Award from the International Union of Police Associations for excellence in police writing.




Scott Baker is a former NYPD police officer and boxer. He is now a successful boxing coach and has his own fat-burning fitness video at www.hiitathome.com. He also teaches and performs improv comedy all around the East Coast, and he still lives in New York. Tom Philbin is a freelance writer and the author of dozens of nonfiction books, including The Funniest Cop Stories Ever with Scott Baker. Philbin and Baker's book A Warmer Shade of Blue won a Quill and Badge Award from the International Union of Police Associations for excellence in police writing.