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Lou Manfredo

Autor(a) de Rizzo's War

4+ Works 207 Membros 28 Críticas

Séries

Obras por Lou Manfredo

Rizzo's War (2009) 127 exemplares
Rizzo's Fire (2011) 48 exemplares
Rizzo's Daughter (2012) 31 exemplares
Soul Anatomy 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Brooklyn Noir (2004) — Contribuidor — 201 exemplares
The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (2005) — Contribuidor — 189 exemplares
The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 (2012) — Contribuidor — 124 exemplares
New Jersey Noir (2011) — Contribuidor — 59 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
Brooklyn, New York, USA (birth)
New Jersey, USA

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Críticas

Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.
I requested this book for my partner, who enjoyed it. Gritty, realistic, and easy to read, it could have used a bit more polishing from the editorial team, but not poorly done.
 
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kgriffith | 21 outras críticas | Jul 27, 2014 |
Got this as a freebie from Amazon. No need to summarize the plot, it's fairly standard: old cop under fire, young cop trying to play it straight, old cop becomes mentor, they bond.

The first half of the book really did not grab my attention. Manfredo defines the relationship between the two cops: Rizzo is in trouble with IAD for protecting his old partner, and McQueen was rapidly promoted to detective for saving the mayor's daughter from a rape, and creating the background for the recurring mantra: "There's no right. There's no right. It just is," a phrase you just knew would be the last line of the book. So far nothing special.

The book really picks up, however, in the second half. After the two are chosen to locate the unstable daughter of a city councilman who has disappeared, however, it really picks up and I finished the last 150 pages without going to the bathroom. No real surprises the councilman is dirty and has ulterior motives for wanting to get his daughter back, etc., but the story becomes more focused and adds some interesting characters. I won't add any spoilers, just a note that those who know their Alamo history may remember James Butler Bonham and what he did. Rizzo uses him as behavioral model.

According to a blurb on the back of my copy, Manfredo had some twenty-five years of experience in the criminal justice system. If this book reflects his experience with politics and police and the intersection of the two, it's a very dark view of the system.

Two stars for the first half, maybe 4 for the second half. Splt the difference.
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ecw0647 | 21 outras críticas | Sep 30, 2013 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
I won this book on early readers, which is a great program.

I had not read any of the previous books in this series, and I had absolutely no problem following the storyline. I was very interested in the main characters and got caught up in their concerns, history and ultimately, their fates.

I recommend this book without reservation.

It is a police procedural set in NY, a place very foreign to me.
I printed off maps to follow the action.

I am looking forward to starting this series in the beginning and seeing how these characters arrived at this point in their lives.… (mais)
 
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Karen94066 | 5 outras críticas | Sep 28, 2012 |
Rizzo's War contains some of my favorite attributes: a gritty setting; smart, likable, good, but flawed (like the rest of us) cops; and most of all - a mentoring relationship.

Unfortunately, I did become overwhelmed with numbers. Yes, the setting is NY and the street names are numbers, but did every single turn or destination have to include the street name? Ugh. And, I was annoyed with a repetitive line. Rizzo smokes, so almost every time he was in the car with his partner McQueen, he would blow the smoke out the passenger window. I got it - he smokes. He smokes a lot and tries to spare his partner the secondhand smoke. Grrr.

Putting the above aside, I really liked Manfredo's style. He allowed us into the heads and hearts of both Rizzo and McQueen while moving the story line along, so I feel like I know these two cops, and I really like them both. They have different personalities, mainly due to their experience level, but they blend and compliment one another nicely. Also, shining light on the ambiguity of the job and working a variety of cases added a very realistic feel.

I prefer a strong sense of suspense and a little humor every now and then to make a book an "excellent" read, but I'm very pleased with Manfredo's debut and look forward to my next encounter with these two detectives.

Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy
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ThoughtsofJoyLibrary | 21 outras críticas | Jul 6, 2012 |

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Membros
207
Popularidade
#106,920
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
28
ISBN
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