About this user
I worked as a patrolman, detective, and supervisor with the City of Miami Police Department for twenty-two years; thirteen of which were spent as an undercover detective in the REAL Miami Vice where I worked everything from Narcotics & Vice, Prostitution, Gambling and Pornography, to Dignitary Protection of President Jose Napoleon Duarte (of El Salvador) and Pope John Paul II. His police stories have been published in several national magazines and won several writing awards.
Since retiring, I am now writing books.
My book, "REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT," pulls no punches; it shows you the good, the bad, and the ugly (warts and all); the dark side of police work, both the humor and the tragedy.
The REAL Miami Vice!
Website: www.realmiamivice.com
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Bad things happen in "the Pit," a notorious crime-infested ghetto in downtown Miami.
His latest book, REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT, is not just another collection of rehashed police stories with shootouts, car chases, and damsels in distress. These stories contain individual, quirky, off-center personalities and focuses on their basic character flaws, while dealing with social issues of the day: racism, sexism, prejudice, homelessness, segregation, teenage prostitution, police brutality and its senseless violence, crazies abducted by aliens, the murdering of transvestites, the lack of compassion and sympathy by the younger generation for their elders, the stupidity of criminals, the cowardice of police officers, affirmative action, Cuban freedom fighters a.k.a. terrorists, hangings from police cruisers, drug-dealing cops and corruption, bungled police stings, the "don't get involved" syndrome and the raping of the elderly.
These reflections, which cover more than one hundred years of history, give one pause for thought and a peek into the human swamp of life with Berish's intimate knowledge and experience in "the Pit" serving as fuel for these exciting, intense stories about life as a cop in a tough part of a big city.
This book pulls no punches: it shows you the dark side of police work, both the humor and the tragedy; the good, the bad and the ugly (warts and all) of both the police and the bad guys. When you are done reading it, you'll say to yourself: "I never knew people, much less cops, like this ever existed."
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"That fellow (Berish) has a real talent for writing a story. That's excellent work."
E. Howard Hunt
(American Author & C.I.A. spy)
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BEST FICTION NOVEL OF 2007
(Second Place)
awarded by
The Public Safety Writers Association to Michael Berish for his novel: "REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT."
Judge's comments on book:
"This is an intriguing book with many fascinating stories that certainly reveal a side of police work that's seldom written about or shown on television. The author has a unique voice with a spark of humor that keeps the reader turning the pages. The characters were three- dimensional and intriguing to read about— police and criminals. All the dialogue was crisp and realistic. For anyone wanting to know the nitty-gritty and often dark side of police work, this is the book to read..."
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For more information about the author, his book, and how to order it, visit his Website at: www.realmiamivice.com
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"The world is made up of stories, not atoms."
