This was an okay library find. I prefer more internal dialogue of the characters though, and more character of the characters.
This was more telling the story and less showing of it. A pair of cops Rizzo and Priscilla are paired to solve a murder of someone in their policing area which is mixed up with a murder in someone else's territory. Rizzo is about to retire so he's all bluster and bullshit while training his new partner Priscilla for street work. Open minded story line having a black female gay cop paired with an Italian family man and the 'man' of course does most of the labor and thinking basically overpowering the story.
While I always enjoy cop stories this one was less details about the murders, blood, method, less forensics and more calling in favors, getting his name in the paper, getting credit for homicides whether they belong to him or not. Fudging the truth to get what he wants and pretty much letting a bitch involved in the murders (not a very well developed character, neither was the killer) get off with a minor felony. The whole time it could have been her that was the killer. Rizzo didn't give that much consideration at all. Just focused on who he chose as the killer, got all the credit he could squeeze out of it and it was over. Not my type of reading to be honest. It didn't seem like a murder mystery to me. It wasn't exactly 'easy' reading. I don't know why. Maybe too much moving around scene to scene, too much over thinking everything. I don't know. He says 'Cil you be bad cop, I'll be badder cop' and when it comes down to it, Cil pretty much was left with nothing to say to the stupid girl who gets off.
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