mfcotter's review against another edition
5.0
Not to be missed. He is a master of dialogue and story-telling.
elisabeth1st's review against another edition
3.0
Don't use my rating as a guidline for this book. I did not finish this book, therefore really can't judge. I chose to put it down because I am too distracted to become fully involved with it. There are too many characters, none that caught my attention enough to move forward. I have read and liked two R. Price books in the past and know I would like this too if I could read past the first 100 pages. I will try it again later.
amygeek's review against another edition
4.0
Took me a bit to get into this, but really enjoyed it and will definitely check out other books he's written. It's a story about a shooting in NYC and the effect it has on the detective following up on it and one of the participants.
Well written, interesting and unexpected.
Well written, interesting and unexpected.
masonmaguire's review against another edition
4.0
What does it take to survive here. Who survives. The, the already half dead? Or the unconscious.
Do you survive because of what is in you? Or because of what isn’t.
Do you survive because of what is in you? Or because of what isn’t.
apetruce's review against another edition
1.0
The author didn't give me any reason to care about this murder; let alone the melodrama surrounding it.
leawyo's review against another edition
3.0
Lovely audio but nothing unexpected here. If you like hardboiled NYC cop tales this may be a keeper!
funnygrl77's review against another edition
4.0
I bought this book on a whim. It's not particularly my type of genre, so after starting and stopping, I finally picked it up and hunkered down. The cast of characters were those that seem to come alive from years of watching, Hill Street Blues and Law and Order. While it took me a bit to figure out how the characters fit together, I finally relaxed to let them fully enter my mind, I saw them ... The worn down police officers and overworked detectives, kids trying to find their way in gray world, young adults living life and the parents and siblings that hung on thru gritted teeth to fight their way out of darkness and heartbreak to right the wronged world they live in. I love the bare naked emotions of humanity that can be seen in the people that we may all know in our real lives somewhere. I would highly recommend this book to those looking to escape the fluffy happy endings that we all crave and venture to a darker side that we all know exists but dare not visit in real life.
showlola's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars really (why is it that the only half star I insist on declaring is the 3.5? Maybe because it marks the difference between pretty enjoyable and very enjoyable? There is a step between those two for sure).
I listened to the audiobook recording which is narrated (to excellent effect) by Bobby Cannavale. Price's novel feels cinematic at every turn, which makes sense considering his history as a screenwriter and credits on The Wire. I was pretty riveted to the story and I think this may get me on a push to do some more crime fiction.
Still, characters (particularly female characters) were thinly drawn and I felt less than satisfied by the conclusion even though all of the threads are wrapped up pretty tidily. Maybe that's a peril of the genre, but I had a hard time recognizing the book that got such very, very high praise from critics in 2008.
Still, this was well worth my time. Maybe I should do some Elmore Leonard now?
I listened to the audiobook recording which is narrated (to excellent effect) by Bobby Cannavale. Price's novel feels cinematic at every turn, which makes sense considering his history as a screenwriter and credits on The Wire. I was pretty riveted to the story and I think this may get me on a push to do some more crime fiction.
Still, characters (particularly female characters) were thinly drawn and I felt less than satisfied by the conclusion even though all of the threads are wrapped up pretty tidily. Maybe that's a peril of the genre, but I had a hard time recognizing the book that got such very, very high praise from critics in 2008.
Still, this was well worth my time. Maybe I should do some Elmore Leonard now?
jonahbarnes's review against another edition
That was great. Are you sure this is fiction?