Scott,
Re your question below:
> But the one thing I find distinctive (and
> fascinating) is Conelley's strong
> focus on the oft-Byzantine internal workings of
the
> LAPD.
> Theyr'e almost as much about cop-style
office
> politics as crime. Does
> anyone know of any other
procedural/hardboiled
> writers with a similar focus?
Off the top of my head, Robert Daley and William Caunitz
spend as much time on the internal politics of the NYPD as
they do on the crime being solved. Both were NYPD veterans.
Daley, a journalist by profession, spent a a year as NYPD
deputy commissioner for public relations, and Caunitz was a
detective lieutenant in charge of a precinct squad.
Dan Mahoney, a former NYPD detective captain, also spends
some time on NYPD politics, but his presentation is much more
benign than Connelly, Daley, or Caunitz.
JIM DOHERTY
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