The Commissioner Author:Richard Dougherty Built around the tensions and tragedies of a three-day manhunt, this novel ranges deeply into the public and private life of the Commissioner himself and into the lives of a handful of his key men. It is far more than a spectacular view of big city police; it is a compassionate and often humorous view of the strengths and frailties of contempor... more »ary New Yorkers. Widely acclaimed for his first two novels, "A Summer World" and "Duggan, Richard Dougherty has turned his talents to an analysis of the New York City Police Department and of the fashionable world of New York's upper East Side.« less