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Title: Dysfunctional Southern Police Procedural
Review: First Lady fails to develop a cognizant thought or character. The occasional clever line rarely links the reader to the central theme of murder by mutiliation. Police procedural is scattered carelessly throughout the book with prevalent characters appearing seemingly at the authors whim. With the exception of Captain Mangum Malone's central gallery of characters lack resonance or believability. Justin Savile, Malone's lead character, weaves inept investigation, marital infidelity, and his bland southern grit personality into a loose collage of xanax induced lethargy. First Lady slogs quietly in the currents of a sluggish river, rarely touching shore and filled with deluted brackish debris. Save your mystery money for the slew of upcoming books by authors with functional characters and plots worthy of your time.
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