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Detective

Arthur Hailey

2000400 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2000
first published
  • 1997Crown Publishers · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9780517700259
  • 1997New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. 1997 · 496 pagesISBN 9780385407083
  • 1997Random House Large Print · 693 pages · ENGISBN 9780679774341
  • 1998Berkeley · 570 pagesISBN 9780552143769
  • 1998Berkley Books · 595 pages · ENGISBN 9780425163863
  • 2011Transworld Publishers Limited · 576 pages · ENGISBN 9780552165501
  • 2015Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 576 pages · ENGISBN 9781504022194
  • 2000GoldmannISBN 9783442352111

I loved Hailey's other works because of his attention to detail. This work is a disastrous fail in that respect. He claims karate black belts must register their hands; they do not. He references a gun registry in Miami; it is a felony in Florida to create such a registry. He states a Glock pistol uses a clip; it uses a magazine. He very repugnantly attacks the Catholic Church and faith-based organizations. Most lethally, his plot is trite and weak.

How it feels

AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

When and where

ThemesJustice
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