Review: Flat, Predictable and a bit annoying
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2013
I am still reading, actually skimming, this series.  It didn't take long to realize that the book is written like a TV series but not a very good one.  The characters are flat, sometimes stereotypical, and predictable.  The plot lines could be interesting but they are also easily solved because they too are predictable.  There is a great deal of descriptive explanation or background interspersed by often repetitive narrative.  The characters are not likeable or dislikeable.  Their behavior is chaotic but what bothers me most is the main character, Mac.  He is the best at school, the best at work, the best at police work, the best at getting people work for him,  the best at everything to include getting everything during his divorce.  Occasionally he bursts out with an expletive or plays "bad cop" but even worse he is the leader of a small group of police officers who "buck the establishment" to run investigations as they see fit.  Watch the Bruce Willis police movies.  They are of the same genre but more fun to watch.  The sexism is also predictable.  All the women are cute, sexy and sidelined to supporting Mac and his cronies.  I don't really know if I will finish skimming the books but I do know I won't seek out any more books by this author.