Cop & Detective Shows Challenge
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Read one book for each show.
6/15
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title that starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs and was set in Sparta Mississippi. The show dealt with a variety of issues, including racism, police brutality, interracial relationships, hate crimes, drug trafficking, drug addiction, alcoholism, AIDS, misogyny, incest, child abuse, sexual harassment, euthanasia, anti-Semitism, political corruption, prostitution, domestic violence, mental disorders, dysfunctional families, suicide, capital punishment, poverty and drunk driving.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in Mississippi or that has a character who has an addiction or that has a character who is harassed for their beliefs or looks.
Barney Miller is an American sitcom television series set in a New York City Police Department police station on East 6th St in Greenwich Village. Barney Miller takes place almost entirely within the confines of the detectives' squad room and Captain Barney Miller's adjoining office of New York City's fictional 12th Precinct.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in New York or with a character who is a cop or a twelfth in a series.
Last Chance Investigation - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2252 - Nov 2023) (cop) - June 5
3. Homicide Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie, which served as the series finale. The show was the start of the character John Munch who went on to Law and Order SVU. Andre Braugher emerged as a breakout star through his portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton.[
🕵️♂️ Read a book set in Maryland or where there is a homicide or where the author's initials can be found in STREET.
4. The Rookie
The Rookie is an American police procedural crime drama television series. The series follows John Nolan, a man in his forties, who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department. The series is based on real-life LAPD officer William Norcross, who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and joined the department in his mid-40s.
🕵️♂️ Read a book set in California or where a character is a rookie or a book based on a true story.
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie, which served as the series finale. The show was the start of the character John Munch who went on to Law and Order SVU. Andre Braugher emerged as a breakout star through his portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton.[
🕵️♂️ Read a book set in Maryland or where there is a homicide or where the author's initials can be found in STREET.
The Rookie is an American police procedural crime drama television series. The series follows John Nolan, a man in his forties, who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department. The series is based on real-life LAPD officer William Norcross, who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and joined the department in his mid-40s.
🕵️♂️ Read a book set in California or where a character is a rookie or a book based on a true story.
Three Cowboys and a Bride - Kate Pearce (Zebra - May 2024) (California) - June 9
5. Castle
Castle is an American crime mystery/comedy-drama television series. Richard Castle is a famous mystery novelist. Bored and suffering from writer's block, he kills off Derrick Storm, the main character in his successful book series. He is brought in by the New York Police Department for questioning regarding a copycat murder based on one of his novels, where he meets and becomes intrigued by Detective Kate Beckett the officer assigned to the case. Castle is inspired to take Beckett as his muse for Nikki Heat, the main character of his next book series, and uses his friendship with the mayor to pressure the police to let him shadow Beckett. .
🕵️♂️Read a book with a character who is a writer or a book that has a source of heat on the cover (Ex sun, fire) or where the authors initials can be found in CASTLE.
Castle is an American crime mystery/comedy-drama television series. Richard Castle is a famous mystery novelist. Bored and suffering from writer's block, he kills off Derrick Storm, the main character in his successful book series. He is brought in by the New York Police Department for questioning regarding a copycat murder based on one of his novels, where he meets and becomes intrigued by Detective Kate Beckett the officer assigned to the case. Castle is inspired to take Beckett as his muse for Nikki Heat, the main character of his next book series, and uses his friendship with the mayor to pressure the police to let him shadow Beckett. .
🕵️♂️Read a book with a character who is a writer or a book that has a source of heat on the cover (Ex sun, fire) or where the authors initials can be found in CASTLE.
15 Summers Later - RaeAnne Thayne (Canary Street Press -June 2024) (writer) - June 20
6. Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an American serial police procedural television series. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff of a single police station located on Hill Street in an unnamed large city, although the opening credits show scenes from the city of Chicago. Each episode featured intertwined storylines, some of which were resolved within the episode, with others developing throughout a season.
🕵️♂️Read a book with a blue cover or with a character who is unnamed (EX I said hello to the bus driver but no name is mentioned) or where a book has more than one storyline.
Hill Street Blues is an American serial police procedural television series. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff of a single police station located on Hill Street in an unnamed large city, although the opening credits show scenes from the city of Chicago. Each episode featured intertwined storylines, some of which were resolved within the episode, with others developing throughout a season.
🕵️♂️Read a book with a blue cover or with a character who is unnamed (EX I said hello to the bus driver but no name is mentioned) or where a book has more than one storyline.
The Love Shack - Lori Foster (Canary Street - June 2024) (2 storylines) - June 17
7. Magnum PI
Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. He lives in the guesthouse of a 200-acre (81 ha) beachfront estate called Robin's Nest at the invitation of its owner, Robin Masters.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in Hawaii or where a character lives in a guesthouse or a book where a crime is committed.
Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. He lives in the guesthouse of a 200-acre (81 ha) beachfront estate called Robin's Nest at the invitation of its owner, Robin Masters.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in Hawaii or where a character lives in a guesthouse or a book where a crime is committed.
A Colton Kidnapping - Justine Davis (HRS #2283 - July 2024) (guesthouse) - June 26
8. Spenser for Hire
Spenser: For Hire is an American crime drama series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels and starred Robert Urich. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. Other main characters was Spencer's friend Hawk and girlfriend Susan.
🕵️♂️Read a book in the Spencer series by Robert Parker or a book set in Boston or with a character called either Spencer, Robert or Susan.
9. The Wire
The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon. Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire introduces a different institution of the city and its relationship to law enforcement in each season while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. The five subjects are, in chronological order; the illegal drug trade, the port system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in a school or where a character reads a newspaper(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a book that is fifth in a series.
10, FBI
FBI is an American crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Craig Turk. Born into a multi-generational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom "O. A." Zidan, a West Point graduate from Queens who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Overseeing them is Special Agent-in-Charge Dana Mosier. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Kristen Chazal is a brilliant analyst recruited straight out of college.
🕵️♂️ Read a book where the letters FBI can be found in the title in any order or a character who follows a parent into law enforcement or where a couple celebrate Valentines Day.
11. T J Hooker
T. J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.
🕵️♂️ Read a book about William Shatner or that is 15th in a series or a character who is a veteran.
12. Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series. It follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working at a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and originally starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the crime-fighting operations of the "Angels" over a speakerphone.
🕵️♂️Read a book with a character who is an angel or a character called Charlie or a character who is a boss.
13. 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural television series. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in schools, gangs, and other teenage venues.
🕵️♂️ Read a book that has a character who is a teenager or published in 2021 or with a youthful-looking character.
Spenser: For Hire is an American crime drama series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels and starred Robert Urich. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. Other main characters was Spencer's friend Hawk and girlfriend Susan.
🕵️♂️Read a book in the Spencer series by Robert Parker or a book set in Boston or with a character called either Spencer, Robert or Susan.
The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon. Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire introduces a different institution of the city and its relationship to law enforcement in each season while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. The five subjects are, in chronological order; the illegal drug trade, the port system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in a school or where a character reads a newspaper(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a book that is fifth in a series.
FBI is an American crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Craig Turk. Born into a multi-generational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom "O. A." Zidan, a West Point graduate from Queens who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Overseeing them is Special Agent-in-Charge Dana Mosier. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Kristen Chazal is a brilliant analyst recruited straight out of college.
🕵️♂️ Read a book where the letters FBI can be found in the title in any order or a character who follows a parent into law enforcement or where a couple celebrate Valentines Day.
T. J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.
🕵️♂️ Read a book about William Shatner or that is 15th in a series or a character who is a veteran.
Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series. It follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working at a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and originally starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the crime-fighting operations of the "Angels" over a speakerphone.
🕵️♂️Read a book with a character who is an angel or a character called Charlie or a character who is a boss.
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural television series. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in schools, gangs, and other teenage venues.
🕵️♂️ Read a book that has a character who is a teenager or published in 2021 or with a youthful-looking character.
The Duke's Mercenary - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2024) (teenager) - June 24
14. Hawaii Five 0
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series. The show starred Jack Lord as Detective Captain Stephen "Steve" McGarrett, the head of a fictional state police task force in Hawaii. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes in the series would end with McGarrett's catchphrase, "Book 'em, Danno!"
🕵️♂️Read a book with a book on the cover or where a character listens to music(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a character called Jack or Steve,
15. Hunter
Hunter is an American crime drama television series created by Frank Lupo. It stars Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The title character Sgt. Rick Hunter is a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Hunter frowns about female cops but Dee Dee McCall is a hard-edged police woman whose unorthodox detective work which rivals that of Hunter's, is not a typical female police detective.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in Los Angeles or a character who breaks the rules or where a character goes hunting.
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series. The show starred Jack Lord as Detective Captain Stephen "Steve" McGarrett, the head of a fictional state police task force in Hawaii. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes in the series would end with McGarrett's catchphrase, "Book 'em, Danno!"
🕵️♂️Read a book with a book on the cover or where a character listens to music(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a character called Jack or Steve,
Hunter is an American crime drama television series created by Frank Lupo. It stars Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The title character Sgt. Rick Hunter is a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Hunter frowns about female cops but Dee Dee McCall is a hard-edged police woman whose unorthodox detective work which rivals that of Hunter's, is not a typical female police detective.
🕵️♂️Read a book set in Los Angeles or a character who breaks the rules or where a character goes hunting.
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