William j caunitz biography
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- By: William Caunitz
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From William J. Caunitz, the New York Times best-selling author of Chains of Command and Pigtown, comes a gripping tale of lawbreakers and law benders in the Big Apple
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William Caunitz
American novelist
William J. Caunitz (January 25, – July 20, ) was a New York City Police Department officer who used his own experiences on the police force to write best-selling thrillers. His first novel One Police Plaza was made into a television film starring Robert Conrad. The feature film Homicide, directed by David Mamet, was adapted from his second book Suspects.
Biography and career
[edit]Caunitz was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School.[1] His father was a professional piano player and his mother, a housewife.[2] He served in the United States Marine Corps from to After working for an insurance company in New Jersey as a map clerk;[3] in he joined the NYPD in his twenties. He first worked as a patrolman, and eventually rose through the ranks to become a lieutenant, followed by an assignment as a detective squad commander.[1] He graduated from City College with a bachelor's d