This is an example of everyone winning when an author's backlist is published as low cost e-books. Polished writing and a good story that are not normally found in a $2.99 book (or free like I got this one).

A couple of caveats, mentioned by other reviewers:

1. If you are offended by racial/gender/otherwise slurs, skip this. This book seems like a relatively accurate reflection of policemen in several decades ago, long before PC training and sexual harassment lawsuits came about. The narrative is more believable because of the banter and language used, but it can be heavy handed, so buyer beware.

2. The Kindle formatting is terrible in spots. My guess is that the publisher just grabbed an old paperback book and scanned it into the computer and published it without having someone do a read-through to sanity check it. I can look past a lot of scanning errors though, since there's no grammar or punctuation abuse like you'll find in the newer under-edited offerings you'll find in the same price range.

Conclusion: If the formatting was perfect, I'd be tempted to give this a full five stars or at least a 4.5.
Recommend to others? Yes
Read again? Yes
Read the next in the series? Already finished it
Read anything else from this author? I'm in the middle of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Penalty-Shot/dp/B0057SMJZY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Penalty Shot</a>&nbsp;and am really enjoying it so far.
This is an example of everyone winning when an author's backlist is published as low cost e-books. Polished writing and a good story that are not normally found in a $2. 99 book (or free like I got this one). A couple of caveats, mentioned by other reviewers:

1. If you are offended by racial/gender/otherwise slurs, skip this. This book seems like a relatively accurate reflection of policemen in several decades ago, long before PC training and sexual harassment lawsuits came about. The narrative is more believable because of the banter and language used, but it can be heavy handed, so buyer beware. 2. The Kindle formatting is terrible in spots. My guess is that the publisher just grabbed an old paperback book and scanned it into the computer and published it without having someone do a read-through to sanity check it. I can look past a lot of scanning errors though, since there's no grammar or punctuation abuse like you'll find in the newer under-edited offerings you'll find in the same price range. Conclusion: If the formatting was perfect, I'd be tempted to give this a full five stars or at least a 4. 5.
Recommend to others? Yes
Read again? Yes
Read the next in the series? Already finished it
Read anything else from this author? I'm in the middle of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Penalty-Shot/dp/B0057SMJZY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt? ie=UTF8">Penalty Shot</a>&nbsp;and am really enjoying it so far.