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A Choice of Crimes (Vic Varallo, Bk 10) (Large Print)
A Choice of Crimes - Vic Varallo, Bk 10 - Large Print Author:Lesley Egan Editorial Review - Kirkus Reviews Copyright (c) VNU Business Media, Inc. — Egan's casebooks for the Glendale, California, police department have sometimes focused in quite closely on a single case--a relief from the nonstop merry-go-round of the ""Dell Shannon"" and ""Elizabeth Linington"" procedurals. This time, however, the accidents, rapes, ro... more »bberies, and murders trickle by with particular shapelessness, and only one case stands out at all: a string of murders committed by Rena Perry, a practical nurse and domestic worker respected by all (and the cops can't get enough hard evidence to arrest her). This is an intriguing story, but it's pretty much lost in the procedural crush--especially since the Glendale cops are such a faceless bunch (except for Delia Riordan, whose marriage/career conflicts are belabored listlessly throughout). More--but less--of the same, then, for uncommonly loyal Egan-Shannon-Linington fans only.« less