Andrew K. (kuligowskiandrewt) -
A non-fiction look through the files of the Beverly Hills Police Department. The roots of the book are unpublished crime photos (and others that have been published), definitely not for the feint of heart. (or is that faint?) However, the text is normally more sensitive towards victims of crimes and their families than the text would indicate. I'm not sure if this provides enough for all readers, or if it provides enough of the "wrong" kind of material to aggrevate all readers, depending on what they're hoping to see / read!!
I wish that real-life B.H. cop Clark Fogg was given voice more often. While I'm sure he had some say in the text, his "official" input was limited to a paragraph or two at the bottom of a few of the stories, and one pretty good debate in the last story of the book.
The important thing - in my opinion, the book delivered what was promised (and hinted at) in the cover blurb and the promotional materials. If a book is exactly what it is described as, and the reader has a problem with it, then it is the readers' issue not the book's or the authors'.
Recommended with reservation to all except young readers.
I wish that real-life B.H. cop Clark Fogg was given voice more often. While I'm sure he had some say in the text, his "official" input was limited to a paragraph or two at the bottom of a few of the stories, and one pretty good debate in the last story of the book.
The important thing - in my opinion, the book delivered what was promised (and hinted at) in the cover blurb and the promotional materials. If a book is exactly what it is described as, and the reader has a problem with it, then it is the readers' issue not the book's or the authors'.
Recommended with reservation to all except young readers.
