For these men and women, it isn't just a job. It's a calling. PROTECTThey are our eyes.

Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge, doing their best to help people.

SERVEThese cops serve their communities. They serve their country. They're in the business of saving lives-even at the risk of their own.

DEFENDThese patrol officers and K9 handlers, sheriffs and detectives reveal what it's really like to wear the uniform, to carry the weight of the responsibility they've been given. American Cops is the extraordinary first-person account of America's police force. _____________________________Praise for James Patterson'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged' Steve Berry'No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent' Lee Child'Nobody does it better' Jeffrey Deaver'James Patterson is The Boss.

End of.' Ian Rankin