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A review by elisacp
Lush Life by Richard Price
4.0
This is a fast-paced crime novel set in NYC's Lower East Side. It's more of a procedural than a mystery novel, since the reader is clued in pretty early on to just about everyone's perspective on a robbery-gone-wrong shooting late one night.
I would liken this to Without a Trace, as opposed to the more CSI-oriented TV shows...more about getting into the heads of all the various involved persons, than getting into the physical evidence.
Price excels at establishing mise en scene, more than in getting you deeply into the characters' heads. But I will say that his portrait of a couple of the characters, notably the father of the victim, digs a little deeper and leaves a mark.
Despite its length I read this book all in one day...staying up until I finished it last night. So, I would definitely credit it as a page-turner, particularly if you enjoy crime procedurals that aren't so blood and sinew-related!
I would liken this to Without a Trace, as opposed to the more CSI-oriented TV shows...more about getting into the heads of all the various involved persons, than getting into the physical evidence.
Price excels at establishing mise en scene, more than in getting you deeply into the characters' heads. But I will say that his portrait of a couple of the characters, notably the father of the victim, digs a little deeper and leaves a mark.
Despite its length I read this book all in one day...staying up until I finished it last night. So, I would definitely credit it as a page-turner, particularly if you enjoy crime procedurals that aren't so blood and sinew-related!