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kllandwehr 's review for:
The Chicago Way
by Michael Harvey
A real disappointment, because Harvey has some promise. But he never matches tone and plot comfortably and eventually his protagonist largely abandons the hard-edged wisecracking that makes him interesting--which makes sense, as the book is largely about rape.
The plot only works if you start with the end in mind. In other words, events occur early in the book because they have to in order for other events to occur. They seem incredibly implausible until the pieces fall into place, at which point they make sense but still seem implausible.
Weak character development too. I never believed in any of these relationships, especially why Michael was so driven to pursue this case(s).
I kept reading, thinking the promise shown early in the book would show up again, but it never really did. Too bad.
The plot only works if you start with the end in mind. In other words, events occur early in the book because they have to in order for other events to occur. They seem incredibly implausible until the pieces fall into place, at which point they make sense but still seem implausible.
Weak character development too. I never believed in any of these relationships, especially why Michael was so driven to pursue this case(s).
I kept reading, thinking the promise shown early in the book would show up again, but it never really did. Too bad.