Review: Callahan is a classic.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2011
In Mick Callahan, Harry Shannon has created a protagonist in the mold of the classic hardboiled detective, yet he is an original and many facets break that mold, or create a new. He is a man who must walk the mean streets, who himself is not mean. Though tarnished, he is a complete man and a common man -if he wasn't always, he is now. He is a man of honor driven to do the right thing, perhaps to redeem himself in his own heart, but also for those who need his help. His place is between the law and the bad guys, and his sense of justice, his sense of right and wrong aren't necessarily defined by the dictionary or the legal books.Harry has created a great character in Mick Callahan and Memorial Day is the first in the series. I can't say enough about this character or this book. Mick is both action hero and cerebral empath. What a bargain to get the first three books in one volume.