Title: oh, come on
Product review: lehane has intelligent things to say about the other side of gentrification. (thus the 2 stars). so why not write a real novel about it? wrapped up in this pedantic police procedural, where the reader knows everything before the cops do, so we're forced to slug through them figuring it out, his ideas lose all their force.By the way, does every victim need to have their face punched in so badly you 'can't even tell what race they were'?this is genre airport reading that shows promise, but has not achieved anything close to the ecsatic reviews above.But, police mysteries can be brilliant, with real socical inight and value.Want to see how its done? Read 'Clockers', by richard price.
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