Savages

OK, I give in. In spite of my preference for the lone private eye, and my dislike—at least in mystery novels—of multiple narrative points of view and an emphasis on the evolving personal lives the investigators, I finally decided to overcome my prejudices and accept the changes in one of my favorite......more

It's just amazing reading this series through start to finish. The first one was written before I was born (and I'm pretty old), this one was written in mid 00's, and there's more to come. Decades worth of not only character-building, but maturing of the author, and maturing of the world.......more

"Other marks were visible on the wrists and arms. Rodent bites. That was what he'd been trying to fight off in his delirium... rats, mice, attracted by the blood, making sharp-toothed forays in the dark." Well, I've had it for late installments in Pronzini's famous series about the detective who shou......more

I randomly picked this book up at the library while I was waiting for the book I requested to come in. I had never heard of the series but it was a passable detective novel. It felt a bit strange that the book followed two completely separate investigations. I anticipated the conclusion of one of th......more

Another good yarn. Surprising ending that I didn't figure out.......more