Review: Good mystery/police procedural
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2013
I bought this on the strength of Brothers and Bones which I'd had just finished and reviewed favorably. In my mind this was not as strong a book as BnB.It is a solid mystery and police procedural with a compelling storyline. THe pacing and mechanics- dialogue, narrative are all fine.Where this one let me down a little was in characterization. We never really get to know Spader. He is a guy in a lot of pain- divorce, killer who walked and put a blemish on his career, etc. The pain doesnt resonate in the dialogue, or narrative for me. That was surprising as characterization was a strong point of BnB.None-the-less it is a good value and I recommend it highly. Hopefully Hankins will develop his characters a little more in future outings.