Review: Fictionalized Realism
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2012
Given the author's background I am willing to accept the realism inherent in the scenes and relationships contained in this novel. This aspect of the book is very strong and intriguing. If there are police departments out there run by loose cannons like these, then something is very wrong, and the bottom line must be poor, dysfunctional and ineffective police forces. As for the storyline, there wasn't enough substance for my liking, and I found it a little patchy in places. The main character's dependence on painkillers, for example, a significant factor for about half of the book, was quietly forgotten in the second half. Finally, I couldn't see anything in the book to warrant removal of the author from his position as a narcotics detective. Overall, a good read, reasonably well edited.