Rating: 
Summary: A valued companion for a great show.
Review: My Bride hooked me on this show (thank God for syndication!). This book helped me understand more about the characters and the actors who portrayed them in television's most compelling program in years (even though I know more about Luther Mahoney now, the actor portraying him still gives me the chills in other roles). The plot explanations often link up earlier (sometimes later) episodes. Moreover, they link to other programs, like Law & Order, NYPD Blue and other great TV.An easy read as it is broken into two parts (one for the participants generally and then a season and episode chronology). I would like to see an update, to complete the end of the series.
Rating: 
Summary: A fine companion to a magnificent TV show
Review: The lack of an official designation gives Kalat the freedom to critique the show without fear of sugarcoating by the producers (though it does mean no actual pictures from the show, a =very= small price to pay). This well-written, well-structured book is accessible both to the casual viewer and the hardcore fan. The only flaw in the book is the unnecessarily large weight given to H:LOTS's strident online fandom, which is a miniscule portion of any TV show's audience, and isn't even a good representative sampling of the show's fandom (a recent HIGHLANDER official companion had the same problem). Still, this is a valuable guide to what is by far the best cop show on TV, and one of the three or four best shows on the air, period.
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Summary: Necessary, but not sufficient
Review: The Unofficial Companion is the first book to be written about Homicide, and it's a perfectly useful book. Contains enough useful and obscure information to be interesting, and is probably a must-read for the casual fan. However, the hardcore fan of Homicide is more likely to be mystified by the numerous factual and plot-related errors in the book (a list is available online), and the rather bright-eyed attitude the author has towards nearly every episode of the show (despite the almost universally acknowledged decline in quality over the last few seasons). Still, this is the only book out there, and it is a respectable undertaking. Although it is by no means the definitive work on the subject, it is worth the read.
Rating:
Summary: Necessary, but not sufficient
Review: The Unofficial Companion is the first book to be written about Homicide, and it's a perfectly useful book. Contains enough useful and obscure information to be interesting, and is probably a must-read for the casual fan. However, the hardcore fan of Homicide is more likely to be mystified by the numerous factual and plot-related errors in the book (a list is available online), and the rather bright-eyed attitude the author has towards nearly every episode of the show (despite the almost universally acknowledged decline in quality over the last few seasons). Still, this is the only book out there, and it is a respectable undertaking. Although it is by no means the definitive work on the subject, it is worth the read.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful by-the-book resource ...
Review: This book is a good resource for fans! It doesn't cover the roots of the series as well as Tod Hoffman's book, but then again Hoffman didn't cover the show much. Very good resource. If you buy this one, buy Tod Hoffman's as well, they make excellent companions! Also look for the Jerome Preisler novels, which are good, but not great reading.
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