Sunday, August 13, 2006
Under a raging moon
Frank Zaphiro is the author of this character driven novel. I tried to explain the plot to a friend and the best I could do was say it was very much like the old Hill Street Blues TV show.
Zaphiro recounts the daily job for the cops in a fictional town called River City. We follow their daily lives, both personal and professional, and their interactions with each other. There is a man nicknamed Scarface hitting convenience stores in town and they are always on the lookout for him to stop his string of robberies. There is also a gang member vowing to kill one of the cops.
It was very interesting to see the day to day workings of a police department. The characters are very well drawn and come to life off the page.
A plot is almost non-existent but somehow I didn't miss it. A couple of times I attempted to skip ahead but couldn't bring myself to do it. It is compelling reading.
Zaphiro recounts the daily job for the cops in a fictional town called River City. We follow their daily lives, both personal and professional, and their interactions with each other. There is a man nicknamed Scarface hitting convenience stores in town and they are always on the lookout for him to stop his string of robberies. There is also a gang member vowing to kill one of the cops.
It was very interesting to see the day to day workings of a police department. The characters are very well drawn and come to life off the page.
A plot is almost non-existent but somehow I didn't miss it. A couple of times I attempted to skip ahead but couldn't bring myself to do it. It is compelling reading.
# posted by Kim Reis @ 3:08 PM 
