Nineteenth Precinct

by Christopher Newman

Book Overview

"Tough, gritty suspenseful...Newman is one of the best in the business." William J. Caunitz Author of EXCEPTIONAL CLEARANCE A ruthless IRA terrorist is loose on the streets of New York City. A C.E.O.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449147320
• ISBN13: 9780449147320
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

compelling, with good character studies

There may be a lot of implausible issues in this narrative, especially with the death of the Courtney Poole character, but the in-depth characterizations of Dante, Mannion, Siobhan, and even less primary characters such as McNulty and the construction crew made the combination compelling! It was hard to put down!

For the lover of crime fiction, this book is a great read.

Although this is the fifth book in the Detective Joe Dante series, it was the first I had read. And I immediately ran out to find the first four in the series. The story itself is richly plotted, with many twists that tie in together very nicely. Even when I had second guessed a few of the plot twists, the way they rolled off the page was a delight and didn't let me down at all. The book is well paced, and, unlike many books in the genre, doesn't break up the flow of the writing with obscure "cop talk" terms. I can't speak for the "realism" of the inter-departmental politics, but, like much of the book, they just feel right. The real strength of this book is the characters. Not only are they vivid and real, but the way each one is introduced gives us enough insight into their personality, that we immediately feel comfortable with them, even if the comfort is in disliking them. Newman handles dialogue especially well. Unlike some writers who use their characters' words to explain everything, the author effectively blends his with descriptive paragraphs to give the reader the impression they are watching the drama unfold in front of them, instead of in their mind.