Third's a charm. A long time ago I tried to read Get Shorty,
and I couldn't finish it. At the time it seemed like endless
boring dialogue. It was a sufficiently negative experience
that I still have no desire to revisit it. I finally gave him
another go with 52 Pickup, but I thought it was just OK.
After the recent praise for Leonard I decided to give him
another shot and I packed City Primeval for a trip down to
Robins Air Force base. It was good. It's about a cop trying
to get a dangerous but careful killer off the streets. A big
theme is that rights have expanded to the point that it is
difficult to get a conviction, and that even with a
conviction, the criminal doesn't stay in prison long. The
criminal's thoughts:
"He admired the cops' restraint these days in not opening
bedroom doors or looking inside cars without a warrant. Cops
had to go by the rules or have their evidence thrown out of
court. It gave Clement, he felt, an edge: he could grin at
the ball yankers, antagonize them some, knowing they had to
respect his rights as a citizen."
Clement had previously gotten away with three murders on a
technicality. In the book, the ultimate solution to the
problem is vigilante action.
miker
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