The Chimney Sweeper: A Murder Novel

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Summary: climatic
Review: john payton cook made me want to meet the character

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Summary: Improbable, downbeat read
Review: This book is interesting in that it is told from a straight man's point of view .... for a while. Both exciting and engaging, The Chimney Sweeper is a murder mystery that revels in its reverse format. It's not the greatest book you'll ever read, but it is really a fabulously enjoyable one.

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Summary: Cool book! Fun read with a bittersweet ending
Review: This book is interesting in that it is told from a straight man's point of view .... for a while. Both exciting and engaging, The Chimney Sweeper is a murder mystery that revels in its reverse format. It's not the greatest book you'll ever read, but it is really a fabulously enjoyable one.

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Summary: Improbable, downbeat read
Review: While this story has some interesting plot twists and good discription of time and place, it's too improbable to become all that compelling. It involves a former teenage runaway who becomes a homeless hood committing street crimes, then becomes a police officer in a fictional Wisconsin city (apparently, a combination of Milwaukee and Madison). People with backgrounds like that don't become policemen. In fact, most have college degrees in law enforcement and/or criminal justice, and have to go through the police acedemy. And that's just the most glaring example. There are too many lapses of logic for me to reccomend this book.