"Midnights is both a comedy of errors and an affectionate portrait of small-town police, those beleaguered souls charged with the task of keeping their neighbors in line.A reminder that those assigned to protect are often vulnerable and quietly heroic."-Time&10;&10;Funny, touching, revealing, here is the view from a rookie cop's patrol car, during midnight shifts, in a (mostly) peaceful town. With a rich cast of characters, this is a classic memoir of the fear, surprises, excitement, embarrassment that comes with a protecting and serving a small community.&10;&10;&10;&10;&8220;When I was twenty-three years old, five months out of college, with a degree in music, and without any idea of what to do with myself, I took a job as a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts,&8221; so writes Alec Wilkinson. &8220;Music, huh?&8221; the police chief said during the job interview.