The Victim

Rating:
Summary: Great character development
Review: "The Victim" by W.E.B. Griffin is the third (of eight) in his "Badge of Honor" series and it is the charm. Easily the fastest moving of the first three.

The central characters are more familiar and their roles more clearly defined.

W.E.B. Griffin is a terrific storyteller. He gives just enough back-story to eliminate any confusion for those who pick up the series at random. I recommend reading in order---to see the players evolve. He is also a master at interior dialogue.

Two seemingly unrelated shootings, a Mafia hit and a murdered cop supply the mystery. However what keeps you turning pages is his accurate portrayal of the workings of a police department; the loyalty, fealty, courage and camaraderie that connect the force to a common goal.

The ending leaves a "more to come" feeling...one more reason to read installment four.

Rating:
Summary: The Victim
Review: A contracted mafia hit, a murdered police officer, Young Matt Payne, Inspector Peter Wohl...W.E.B. Griffin continues to keep my interest in the Badge of Honor series. Book III seemed fast-paced enough for me. As with other installments in his series, things are never "wrapped up" with the end of the book. Everything is more along the line of "to be continued," which for Griffin fans, is what we have come to expect. On to Book IV, The Witness.

Rating:
Summary: The Victim
Review: A contracted mafia hit, a murdered police officer, Young Matt Payne, Inspector Peter Wohl...W.E.B. Griffin continues to keep my interest in the Badge of Honor series. Book III seemed fast-paced enough for me. As with other installments in his series, things are never "wrapped up" with the end of the book. Everything is more along the line of "to be continued," which for Griffin fans, is what we have come to expect. On to Book IV, The Witness.

Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: Great story, suspenseful, gripping, in keeping with Griffin's tradition of unmatched storytelling. Griffin has an uncanny way of keeping me up way past when I should be going to sleep. His books all stand alone, with enough background woven into the story for each to make sense even to someone who hasn't read the previous book(s) in the series. Each book in the Badge of Honor series is a 5 star book, as is each book in The Corps series. You just can't go wrong with a W.E.B. Griffin book.

Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: I can not believe that a publisher would even think of putting this book on the market. It was too descriptive, I wanted to know what happened and why. All it did was tell you about the people and the police offices. W.E.B. Griffin has done stuff 3 times better so why did he come out & write trash like this.

Rating:
Summary: The book was incredibly BORING!
Review: I can not believe that a publisher would even think of putting this book on the market. It was too descriptive, I wanted to know what happened and why. All it did was tell you about the people and the police offices. W.E.B. Griffin has done stuff 3 times better so why did he come out & write trash like this.

Rating:
Summary: Boring
Review: The review by a professional - tells it all, not enough action or an interesting story. Had to skip several pages, couldn't wait to get to the end, so that I could throw the book away.

I enjoyed his marine corps books, but after reading 3 of his men in blue books, i'm finished with WEB. Not enough action or interesting dialogue, I had to skip several pages to get to any action. Not much happens to the characters, you'll read about them hanging out at a bar but he doesn't develop the characters like he did with The Corps.

Rating:
Summary: Boring
Review: The review by a professional - tells it all, not enough action or an interesting story. Had to skip several pages, couldn't wait to get to the end, so that I could throw the book away.

I enjoyed his marine corps books, but after reading 3 of his men in blue books, i'm finished with WEB. Not enough action or interesting dialogue, I had to skip several pages to get to any action. Not much happens to the characters, you'll read about them hanging out at a bar but he doesn't develop the characters like he did with The Corps.