Held Hostage: Negotiating Life and Death for the Las Vegas Police Department

Name: Held Hostage: Negotiating Life and Death for the Las Vegas Police Department
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Rating: 4.8 (128 reviews)
Author: Dennis Flynn

by Dennis Flynn

Nonfiction Memoir

4.8 (128)

4.8 stars from 128 reviews

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Last checked: May 14, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You're fascinated by the psychology of high-stakes negotiation and want to understand how words can literally stop someone pulling a trigger.
You read true crime and police memoirs for the raw procedural detail and insider access, not just the sensational bits.
You respect people who do genuinely dangerous work and want to know what that pressure actually feels like from someone who lived it.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a tell-all with scandal and departmental drama; this is focused on the negotiation work itself, not LVPD politics.
You want a fast-paced narrative thriller; this is a reflective memoir with real negotiation tactics woven through lived experience.
You can't handle detailed descriptions of suicide attempts and mental health crises; the book doesn't shy away from the human cost.

About this book

Dennis Flynn, a veteran police negotiator with the Las Vegas Crisis Negotiations Team, spent nearly two decades responding to more than a thousand high-intensity incidents. This memoir provides an inside account of the life-or-death world of crisis negotiation, exploring the tactics and strategies used to prevent suicide-by-cop situations, talk down armed individuals threatening hostages, and save lives through negotiation. Flynn's account takes readers through both successful resolutions and tragic failures he encountered while working to bring everyone out alive. The book offers a behind-the-scenes view of the extreme and potentially deadly situations that police negotiators face daily in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Currently 4.8★ from 128 reviews

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