The Borrowed Shield: A Detective Story

320 pp. Green cloth boards. "Richard Hazard, dilettante of adventurous blood, comes by sheer accident into possession of the police shield of Nailbird Macarty, keenest detective on the force. Howard and Macarty battle with the supercriminal Cadmire and his minions. There is an impromptu adventure, the matching of cunning with intellect, romance and the thrill of hand-to-hand encounter."--goodreads. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Richard Edward Enright (August 30, 1871 – September 4, 1953) was an American law enforcement officer, detective, crime writer and served as NYPD Police Commissioner from 1918 until 1925. He was the first man to rise from the rank-and-file to assume command of the NYPD and, until the appointment of Lewis Joseph Valentine, he was the longest serving commissioner.Although his eight-year tenure as commissioner received heavy criticism at the time of his resignation, mostly as the result of controversial actions of then Mayor John F. Hylan, his accomplishments and successes were eventually recognized as valued contributions during his near 30-year service on the police force."--Wikipedia