Review: Wonderful book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2012
This is a great book - cheerful, inspiring, quite shocking in places, and very well written in a straightforward unpretentious style. I first found Suzie on her blog, which is full of fascinating and often amusing tales from Small Town Arizona where she is the first female detective, so I came to this book full of high expectations, and my hopes were not just fufilled, but surpassed. The hurdles she and her fellow cadets had to jump through are really tough - I am sure I would have failed - but she overcomes them all with grit, determination and a fair bit of intelligence and common sense. I doubt if our touchy-feely British police have to go through anything remotely as this (I suspect half of them would faint on the first day) but it's certainly inspiring to read how a middle-aged mother can manage it, against all expectations. It's an excellent book, to read, admire, and enjoy!