Lichnyĭ vrag polit︠s︡eĭskikh ; Vykup

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Lichnyĭ vrag polit︠s︡eĭskikh ; Vykup (Russian language, 1992, Politekst)

380 pages

Russian language

Published Nov. 14, 1992 by Politekst.

ISBN:
9785766000334

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The pulpiest of police procedurals

3 stars

Three detectives are killed in quick succession in Isola, a fictionalized version of New York City. Fictionalized, according to the author, so he could take liberties with how the cops in New York City actually operate. Full of dames and men who appreciate the swell of a woman's chest and gangs that rumble, cops that harass suspects based on hunches, having a drink or two on the job and a general lack of respect for the Bill of Rights that predated the Warren court. The crime is solved through luck, accumulating evidence (I like this part) and a not very smart impatient criminal. There's a lot of copaganda in it, but the police are not portrayed as being particularly smart.