“Smith depicts a
realistic picture of life as a police officer…Whether it is the
behind-the-scenes, political nature of the police department, the emotional
difficulties experienced from seeing what cops must look directly at, or the
need to deal with the actions a cop is forced to take, Smith paints an
authentic picture and shows Luke trying to make sense of it all. Some narrators
just fit the story being told, and Barry Kraft fits this book. Kraft’s voice is
that of a storyteller. He tells the story adding nothing of his own
interpretation. This doesn’t mean, however, that his reading is lacking in any
way. His clear, smooth, soft voice just doesn’t get in the way of the telling
of the story.  Kraft does a fine job
narrating!”

“A must-read for every cop who ever worked the streets of a major city and for anyone with an appreciation of realistic literature that depicts what it will always mean to be a cop.”

“The right choice for anyone who wants realistic insight
into the world of cops and the unpredictable situations they encounter every
day.”

“The
Sticking Place has all the elements of a Shakespearean play; political
intrigue, betrayal, comic relief, and an understanding of the dark parts of the
soul.”

“For every collector of cop literature The Sticking Place should go on the bookshelf right next to Joseph
Wambaugh’s The New Centurions. They’re
quite simply the two best first novels about cops I’ve ever read.”

“Mr. Smith does what so many other police writers don’t—he
gets the little things right. And best of all, by using Shakespeare, Mr. Smith
reminds us that cops are human beings, too.”