Miker wrote:
> The relationship between Mackey and his
> > senior officer in The Shield reminds me of
Roberts and
> > Brant in WHITE ARREST.
and Al wrote:
> whatever their relationships with their immediate
superiors,
Brant, like
> Mackie, is the focus of all the stories. And Brant,
like Mackie,
is a benign
> thug, capable of doing what it takes, whatever the
cost. Bottom
line,
> there's corruption aplenty in both these intense,
punchy, dark-
themed,
> morally grey police procedurals where sometimes
nobody wins.
And sometimes the good guys are actually the bad guys :o) I
agree with the similarities, and Brant and Mackie both have a
similarly warped sense of humour. I think both of them would
be a lot of fun down the pub, but I wouldn't like to get on
either of their bad sides and I wouldn't trust them as far as
they could throw them. Brant is more delightfully disgusting
and un-PC than Mackie, but on the other hand Mackie is fitter
:o).
And I third Brian's suggestion for Ken Bruen to be a guest
author.
As for Killing of The Tinkers which Brian mentioned - it's a
wonderful book and a great entry in the Jack Taylor series
which just gets better and better. The most recent - The
Dramatist - is absolutely unforgettable, and one of the best
books I've ever read.
Cheers,
Donna
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