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Title: Not his most engaging work
Review: I like Mahoney's stuff because it's mind candy in a familiar setting. In order for mind candy to work, however, it must be at least minimally plausible. The willing suspension of disbelief just doesn't work here. Unlimited funds, international absolution of all sins and the treatment of foreign countries like they were just another NYPD precinct dosen't cut it. Character development is lacking here and so is the usual cast. While The Two Chinatowns gave usual protagonist Detective Brian McKenna's partner (Detective Cisco Sanchez) center stage, The Protectors gives short shrift to all of the previous supporting roles. Okay reading for a long flight, but just not the grabber I've come to expect from Mahoney.
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