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Summary: Movie for the Mind
Review: Ever read a book that was so compelling, so encapturing that you felt you were not only reading the book, but inside of the story...placing yourself right inside the action? That's exactly the experience I had when reading "The Tunnel," by Mr. Pete Mars. To make it even more interesting, the author leaves it up to the reader to decide for themself if it was fact or fiction. Who is to say that it's such a far cry from being fact? That in itself makes the story line even more compelling. My highest recommendations on this book.
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Summary: Absolutely Compelling
Review: Former Boston Police Officer Peter Mars has written a riveting and relentlessly authentic tale of police officers who take the law into their own hands. I read this book in two days and could not put it down. Officer Frank Conley is well-developed and the author's tight, uncluttered prose is compelling. If you like police stories that are dead accurate, provocative and, at times, somewhat disturbing, you should read this book. You will feel like you're on patrol with Officer Conley. I will be the first in line to buy the next story from Officer Mars as soon as it is available.
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Summary: Absolutely Compelling
Review: Former Boston Police Officer Peter Mars has written a riveting and relentlessly authentic tale of police officers who take the law into their own hands. I read this book in two days and could not put it down. Officer Frank Conley is well-developed and the author's tight, uncluttered prose is compelling. If you like police stories that are dead accurate, provocative and, at times, somewhat disturbing, you should read this book. You will feel like you're on patrol with Officer Conley. I will be the first in line to buy the next story from Officer Mars as soon as it is available.
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Summary: thrilling
Review: I found that peter mars did a great job making the book come alive. I could not put it down, i finished i three day i recomend this book to any one who likes a well written book about real live police storys.
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Summary: Beginning Writer Lacks Skills to Carry Off Idea
Review: I think the title says it all. I couldnt put it down once i started.
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Summary: "Undeniably A Must Read"
Review: If your looking for an author who will pull you in on the first page, then Peter Mars is your man. I picked up this book and could not put it down; read it in two days. The story line keeps you rivited to your seat with a relentless tale of a few police officers that are fed up with the system and take the law into their own hands. Once you've read this book you won't blame them. There is a twist toward the end which blew my mind. Upon finishing this book, I picked up Mr. Mars' "A Taste For Money" and could not put that one down either! I am eager to delve into Mr. Mars' next book, which will be published in October, 2000. If your into Police/Mystery, dont miss these books by any means -- they really are Undeniably A Must Read!! Keep up the good work Mr. Mars!
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Summary: "Undeniably A Must Read"
Review: If your looking for an author who will pull you in on the first page, then Peter Mars is your man. I picked up this book and could not put it down; read it in two days. The story line keeps you rivited to your seat with a relentless tale of a few police officers that are fed up with the system and take the law into their own hands. Once you've read this book you won't blame them. There is a twist toward the end which blew my mind. Upon finishing this book, I picked up Mr. Mars' "A Taste For Money" and could not put that one down either! I am eager to delve into Mr. Mars' next book, which will be published in October, 2000. If your into Police/Mystery, dont miss these books by any means -- they really are Undeniably A Must Read!! Keep up the good work Mr. Mars!
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Summary: What can I say...?
Review: It was a great book! I would have given it 5 stars based on story alone, but there are some editing problems. Not the author's fault of course, but it can possibly make it a bit harder to read than his other book "A Taste for Money." this book really gives you something to think about. While Mars' second book is about a good cop gone bad, this book makes it much harder to judge the cops either way. True, they are taking the law into their own hands, but when the law stops working as it should, is this really bad......?It definitly is a "must read" much as I dislike cliche terms. I am not much of a "true crime" or mystery fan, but these were wonderful. Captivating, thought provoking. A good story and a question all in one. Everything a really good book should be!
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Summary: What is fiction and What is not?
Review: Peter Mars has taken the reader through a series of scenarios that if real would shock any Bostonian! Having worked in Cambridge and knowing the surrounding towns that encompass to plot, one wonders what is potentailly real or not real in this shocker! Mars'30 years and experience in Police work in Boston shines in the graphic description of real life police experiences. You just know that he was there for some of this fiction! The creativeness of the expository in the various scenes as well as the main character's "first person" descriptions of a cop's feasible day to day routine puts the reader in the driver's seat of the patrol car. The two part sectioning of the book was intriguing and became a late "hook" for me. The first "hook" was one third into the book.. drama in the tunnel. Not knowing that remnant caverns of Boston's subway (the oldest in the US- the MTA, before the MBTA) existed, the author has created for the reader his imagination of what might be going on below the streets of Boston today. A must read for people that who like police action and envision justice prevailing when the legal system loopholes allow for repeat offenders to end up back on the street to prey on the public...
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Summary: Incredible fast-paced book
Review: This book was great. I could not put it down. The Tunnel takes you into a world so corrupt and hidden that it brings a chill to you knowing the people that are supposed to protect you may actually be leading a life of crime. This book takes you into the minds of officers who take the law into their own hands and rid Boston of a couple of unneeded and unwanted felons, drug dealers. When these drug dealers are released so many times the officers feel that it is their duty to take care of these crooks themselves. I think that everyone should read this book to see a world usually only observed by fellow officers.
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