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Restless Souls (Bag det stille ydre)
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Hyde (Det. Brian McKenna Novels)
$6.99
As a former NYPD cop, Dan Mahoney brings a lot of expertise to the table. He knows his stuff, and his characters are well developed. The ins & outs of police work are described beautifully. I've read all his stuff and enjoyed it all, to a degree. But, I give this (and all of Mahoney's "Brian McKenna" novels only four stars because:
1. Both McKenna and his boss/mentor/friend Ray Brunette are purportedly former U. S. Marines. However, neither these guys nor any of the other cops in Mahoney's stories TALK like either cops or former Marines! As a former Marine myself and retired Federal employee who spent a lot of time around real cops, I know that both Marines and real cops have a pronounced propensity for lots of profanity in their daily conversations! Mahoney's cops (and former Marines) are very clean language type individuals. Mahoney explains this from time to time in his novels by saying that "Detectives First Grade and bosses refrain from profanity to seperate themselves from the masses of cops who don't know better or are unable to express themselves withouth using profanity". I say BS to that!! In my opinion, Mahoney's development of "clean talking" cops detracts from the realism that's otherwise very good in his novels.
2. McKenna's cops are "under gunned"; still using 9mm handguns. This is unrealistic and detracts from the technical accuracy of modern-day police work. The fact is that today's cops have ditched the underpowered 9mm across the board and are using more powerful handguns. Again, while seeming a small thing, in my opinion this detracts from the realism of the gritty police procedurals that Mahoney has written.
I emailed Mahoney about these issues but he's never bothered to respond. Probably has a lot of email to answer and considers my comments "small potatoes", I don't know. But a response would have gained him some points in my estimation.
Dan Mahoney writes good stuff. But he ain't Caunitz (whose passing was a tremendous loss to me, he was the BEST) or Wambaugh because he doesn't capture the true essence of REAL police officers & detectives.
Jerry, a diehard fan of good police procedural novels!

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