The Honor Farm

by John Westermann

Book Overview

When officer Orin Boyd unknowingly targets a top senator and his aide, it's not the first wrong move he has made. This time Police Commissioner David Trimble sentences Boyd to the Honor Farm, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671871234
• ISBN13: 9780671871239
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Beyond Expectations

I picked this book up at a wholesaler for three bucks. I recognized the author's name from the press for "Exit Wounds", the movie. Needless to say, my expectations were not very high. I was surprised at the depth of character and the layers of plot that Westermann is able to tool into this story. Of course, the hook is that the author has been a real cop for twenty years, but don't let that mislead you. It definitely shows in his writing that he knows his stuff, but Westermann is a true craftsman with words. His pacing, dialogue, and characters are directly on target, telling a story with minimalist narrative (ala James Ellroy). If Westermann was half as good at being a cop, as he is at writing about it, the streets should be very safe in his neighborhood.

Outstanding!

The perfect follow-on to Exit Wounds. John literally sucks you into the story; you feel Orin's pain, you absolutely hate Roger Smith, and you want to smack George Clarke in the back of his head. Very well written, very engrossing, couldn't put it down. Now, when does the movie come out? Thanks, John!

cops in jail;what could be better?

This prison novel is the sequel to Exit Wounds, a classic cop novel now being made into a movie. Funny, nasty, interesting. Killer dialogue. The Gold Coast estate setting makes it a prison story without the claustrophobia. I loved it.

cops in jail;what could be better?

This cops-in-prison novel is the sequel to Exit Wounds, a classic cop novel now being made into a movie. Funny, nasty, interesting, sad. Killer dialogue. The Gold Coast estate setting makes it a prison story without the claustrophobia. I loved it.

Unreal (real?) Cops

A great idea, pulled through with wonderful ideas and nary a stumble. This book should not be judged on its raunchiness, but on its tight development and surprising ideas. It is a joy indeed to read a book that does not tell you in the first ten pages how it will continue. More power to Mr. Westermann and his imagination