Doug,
Re your questions below:
> Hey Jim Doherty, in the world of police
> procedurals, what do
> people think of Harpur & Iles?
I haven't read them, so I can't comment personally, but
everything I've heard has been very positive.
> And while on the
> topic, what about Kramer and
> Zondi?)
This I can comment on. James McClure is very well-respected
in the mystery world. His first K&Z novel won the British
Crime Writers Golden Dagger for best novel. He also does his
homework on the police stuff. Zondi is supposed to be very
closely modeled on a real-life Zulu detective sergeant
McClure knew, and the procedural stuff is said to be very
authentic.
McClure is also the author of two non-fiction books
examining law enforcement in both England and the US from the
beat cop's POV, SPIKE ISLAND about the Liverpool police and
COP WORLD about the San Diego police. The research he did on
SDPD led to a series of short stories about a San Diego
cop.
JIM DOHERTY
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