Third's a charm. A long time ago I tried to read Get Shorty, and I couldn't finish it. At the time it seemed like endless boring dialogue. It was a sufficiently negative experience that I still have no desire to revisit it. I finally gave him another go with 52 Pickup, but I thought it was just OK. I decided to give him another shot and I packed City Primeval for a trip down to Robins Air Force base. It was good. It's about a cop trying to get a dangerous but careful killer off the streets. A big theme is that rights have expanded to the point that it is difficult to get a conviction, and that even with a conviction, the criminal doesn't stay in prison long. The criminal's thoughts:
"He admired the cops' restraint these days in not opening bedroom doors or looking inside cars without a warrant. Cops had to go by the rules or have their evidence thrown out of court. It gave Clement, he felt, an edge: he could grin at the ball yankers, antagonize them some, knowing they had to respect his rights as a citizen."
Clement had previously gotten away with three murders on a technicality. In the book, the ultimate solution to the problem is vigilante action.
ZSpiddy
Leonard's City Primeval
Re: Leonard's City Primeval
thats what she said!Zspider wrote:Third's a charm. ...I couldn't finish it. ...it seemed like endless boring dialogue. It was a sufficiently negative experience that I still have no desire to revisit ... I finally gave him another go with 52 Pickup, but I thought it was just OK. I decided to give him another shot and I packed .... It ... good. It's about ...dangerous but careful ... off the streets. A big theme is ...expanded....it is difficult to get... even with ...conviction... doesn't stay ...long.
ZSpiddy
