Black and White: Library Edition

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Summary: black and white
Review: Black and White by Dan Mahoney is dull and moves at a slow pace I think that they are taking to long to round up suspects. Plus they give to many details he tries to explain things to much.plus it is to many characters its hard to remember whos who and what they have done in story.

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Summary: A grisly police procedural with no moral to the story
Review: Dan Mahoney's Black and White is excellent at describing the hows of tracking down serial killers, from visits to the morgue to police politics, to getting help from outside sources... However, the graphic cruelty he describes is apparently without motive -- the victims are simply chosen at random, so there is no motive per se other than idle viciousness and disregard for human life. The perpetrators have no conscience, no shame, no remorse. The reader is left with a vague feeling of distaste and unease at Mahoney's portrayal of a depraved subculture that will always exist despite the occasional successful 'gotcha!" by the police...

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Summary: Black and White
Review: Dan Mahoney's books are excellent reads. "Black and White" is no exception. I would not recommend this book to anyone who has a weak stomach, or is offended by sexual references. While it is an great book, it is extremly graphic. I have enjoyed reading all his books.

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Summary: Black and White
Review: Dan Mahoney's books are excellent reads. "Black and White" is no exception. I would not recommend this book to anyone who has a weak stomach, or is offended by sexual references. While it is an great book, it is extremly graphic. I have enjoyed reading all his books.

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Summary: More McKennas, Please
Review: I read about 3 mysteries a week. A new author is always a treat. Mahoney is new to me, and I thoroughly enjoyed my first taste of his work. I know several law enforcement officers, so I recognized the authenticity of the tale. I like procedurals, and Mahoney almost reaches McBain's level. He keeps the reader in the same suspense as his cops experience. The only weakness keeping this from being a 5 star for me is that his characters are not fully rounded. If I just heard the dialogue, I couldn't guess which cop was speaking. Come on, Dan, work on characterization, and I'll buy you in hard cover.

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Summary: More McKennas, Please
Review: I read about 3 mysteries a week. A new author is always a treat. Mahoney is new to me, and I thoroughly enjoyed my first taste of his work. I know several law enforcement officers, so I recognized the authenticity of the tale. I like procedurals, and Mahoney almost reaches McBain's level. He keeps the reader in the same suspense as his cops experience. The only weakness keeping this from being a 5 star for me is that his characters are not fully rounded. If I just heard the dialogue, I couldn't guess which cop was speaking. Come on, Dan, work on characterization, and I'll buy you in hard cover.

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Summary: First-Rate Detective Thriller
Review: I read about 3 or 4 books a week, most of them in this genre. This particular novel is as spell-binding and as well-written as anything I've read. It is certainly in the top two percent of the crop. A particularly gruesome crime is committed and then we are led, step-by-step, through the actual procedure of tracking down the bad guy. Fascinating stuff that could only have been done by an ex-captain of police who knows all the ins and outs from first-hand experience. A gripping read that takes you by the throat and won't let you go until the last page.

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Summary: First-Rate Detective Thriller
Review: I read about 3 or 4 books a week, most of them in this genre. This particular novel is as spell-binding and as well-written as anything I've read. It is certainly in the top two percent of the crop. A particularly gruesome crime is committed and then we are led, step-by-step, through the actual procedure of tracking down the bad guy. Fascinating stuff that could only have been done by an ex-captain of police who knows all the ins and outs from first-hand experience. A gripping read that takes you by the throat and won't let you go until the last page.

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Summary: Just not up to his usual level of exellence
Review: I really didn't like this book. It's got some decent parts in the first half, but I found I had trouble finishing it. I expected some more action. If you've never read Mahoney, definitely don't start here.

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Summary: Things are not always 'Black and White'
Review: I'd never heard of Dan Mahoney, but the title caught my attention and the back cover caught my interest. Being a retired police officer, I view with some skepticism any so-called authority on police procedures and policies. I was surprised when I found my attention riveted on the story. I truly couldn't put it down. I couldn't wait to learn the outcome and the fate that awaited the bad guys. The only thing that struck me as being less than authentic was the fact that every investigator from every police agency was not only intelligent, dedicated and persevering, but a really nice guy to boot. That just doesn't happen. I will definitely buy another Dan Mahoney novel