Violent Crimes, by Hugh Holton

Retrieved from: RKLY
0312862814, 1996
Suggested by: The List
My Ratings: 8 Merit, 4 Interest, 4 Fun

I like the writing, don't get me wrong. I think Holton is a good writer and he knows his stuff: he worked in the Chicago Police Department for almost 30 years.

BUT...this was just too gooshy and awful for me to finish. I got to approximately page 150 and realized that I didn't like most of the characters. I certainly didn't want to find out why people turned out the way they did (the plot takes place, in flashbacks and flashforwards, over about 15 years). There is too much icky stuff going on in 'real life' lately.

Basically, this was another book that sat, unread, for over three weeks without being touched. Maybe I can come back to Holton. Maybe he needs to be removed from The List. I'm thinking it over.