Title: good cops, bad cops and misbehavior in L.A.
Product review: I picked up L.A. Requiem, like so many people, at any airport before boarding a flight. Although the amazon.com reviews were favorable I feared somewhat that this would be one of the many vaguely competent yet forgettable popular crime novels. So how did the book measure up? Thankfully, rather well.The story is about serial killings in LA-LA land, with a pair of private investigators out to solve these murders. Things get very sticky when one of these investigators, a former cop, is implicated. Crais does a fine job in delivering a fast pace, complete with rather unpredictable story. It is certainly a page-turner.However the story has a somewhat familiar feel, resembling more a movie script than literature. The characterizations are a bit two-dimensional, the prose is marginally adequate. While L.A. Requiem is certainly not a classic it certainly rises above the "forgettable" status.Bottom line: an enjoyable crime novel. Recommended.
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