Material Witness, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
I liked this one as well. We got introduced to Harry Bello, and we see Marlene start to save him from his doom. We also get to meet Lucy, who is born during the book. We still have the gay couple downstairs that disappears somewhere later in the series, they play a major role in this one. Butch takes the fall for one of his ADAs, takes a leave of absence and pursues the main crime in the book while playing for the New York "Hustlers" as a 12th man. The premise seemed a bit lame, but I chalk it up in my head to a 1970s era NBA, pre-Magic and Larry. The book was written in 1993, though, and it involved an NBA star found shot in his car with drugs. It made me think a lot of Len Bias. I wonder if there was more to that story that we never heard or if "Tanenbaum" used that as a starting point. I also saw at the beginning of this book and a couple of others, Tanenbaum thanks our other author who "is primarily responsible for this manuscript". So why did Tanenbaum's name go on it? I was thinking about why I like this series. It is graphic, but not as graphic as Patterson. The main character is cool, smart, and the dialogue is funny. The solutions to the crime are logical and meticulous. Those things appeal to me. As does this series.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Reversible Error
Reversible Error, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
This was not as good as the one before, but I still think it was better than the first two. We had some new characters, the King Cole Trio, who added some good bits of violent levity. We still have Marlene pregnant with what will become Lucy. Karp and Marlene are not yet married, though they will be soon. Bloom is still the DA and Karp is still the Criminal Courts Bureau Chief. Marlene is facing losing her job. Once again, this has two story lines, Butch's and Marlene's that run parallel. Maybe the reason this one fell a bit is that there was no connection between them. I also miss Guma's humor. I like the idea of VT. He is the money/fraud guy. The story line here follows some drug dealers getting killed and tying it up with money laundering and stocks and such. I like connections between white collar crime and street crime. It feels like reminding us that they are both criminal acts. So, I liked it. Good, but not great.
This was not as good as the one before, but I still think it was better than the first two. We had some new characters, the King Cole Trio, who added some good bits of violent levity. We still have Marlene pregnant with what will become Lucy. Karp and Marlene are not yet married, though they will be soon. Bloom is still the DA and Karp is still the Criminal Courts Bureau Chief. Marlene is facing losing her job. Once again, this has two story lines, Butch's and Marlene's that run parallel. Maybe the reason this one fell a bit is that there was no connection between them. I also miss Guma's humor. I like the idea of VT. He is the money/fraud guy. The story line here follows some drug dealers getting killed and tying it up with money laundering and stocks and such. I like connections between white collar crime and street crime. It feels like reminding us that they are both criminal acts. So, I liked it. Good, but not great.
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