Joy,
Re W.E.B. Griffin's BADGE OF HONOR SERIES:
I liked them quite a bit. They could use some trimming, and
the style, while quite readable, shows a bit of haste, but
I've generally liked them.
Griffin is better-known for his military novels like
BROTHERHOOD OF WAR, about the post-WW2 Army, and THE CORPS,
about the WW2 Marines. He tends to re-use themes and
character types. For example, both BROTHERHOOD and THE CORPS
feature "mustang" officers
(officers commissioned from the enlisted ranks) who are
winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Both series
feature comparatively aimless "rich kids" who find their true
vocations in miltary service.
Griffin, in his BADGE OF HONOR series, treats the police
procedural as if it was a military novel (which isn't
entirely inappropriate at that), and at least one of his
characters, Matt Payne, is basically the same "aimless rich
kid" type that he uses in the other two series, only he finds
his salvation in law enforcement rather than
soldiering.
In other words, he works to a formula, but, judging by his
sales, it's a formula that works.
JIM DOHERTY
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