The Black Book

418 pages

English language

Published Jan. 3, 2017 by Century.

ISBN:
978-1-78089-532-1
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OCLC Number:
981532345

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3 stars (4 reviews)

Being a cop runs in Billy Harney's family. The son of Chicago's Chief of Detectives whose twin sister, Patty, also followed in their father's footsteps, there's nothing Billy won't give up for the job, including his life. Left for dead alongside his tempestuous former partner and a hard-charging assistant district attorney out for blood, Billy miraculously survives. But he remembers nothing about the events leading up to the shootout. Charged with double murder and desperate to clear his name, Billy retraces his steps to get to the bottom of what happened. When he discovers the existence of a little black book that everyone who's anyone in Chicago will stop at nothing to get their hands on, Billy suspects it contains the truth that will either set him free ... or confirm his worst fears.

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This free selection on Audible confirmed that Patterson is not my jam. He's long on plot and short on character development. And I'm pretty sure this book would fail the Bechdel test... the protagonist's partner, his lawyer and even his psychologist all seem to be included in this book primarily as sexual distractions. Also: the protagonist does stand up comedy and none of his jokes were funny - and many of them were the equivalent of unoriginal knock knock jokes.

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Subjects

  • Family relationships
  • Murder
  • Police
  • Investigation
  • Fiction

Places

  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Illinois
  • Chicago