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Summary: Another good book by Gary Hardwich
Review: I actually just finished this book tonight and I thought it was good. This is the second book that I've read by Gary Hardwick. My only complaint was that there were a lot of typos but other than that I enjoyed it because the setting of the story took place in Detroit, as a matter of fact that seems to be a theme with all of his mystery books.
Since he's from Detroit I guess he's representing his city which is cool. Usually the books I read the story takes place in either California or New York.
So it was nice to learn about Detroit, and he was descriptive when he was describing the ways of Detroit, I felt like a tourist visiting the city for a tour or something... I liked how the author mixed in his experiences being a lawyer and the justice system into the book. I don't know that much about law but I got to understand a little better from the standpoint of this book.
The main character of the book is Danny Cavanaugh who's a white cop who grew up in Detroit around black people, so he's learn their mannerisms and talks like a black man ( which I thouht was peculiar, but it made for a good storyline).
Danny has to catch a serial killer who's been preying on the black elite of Detroit, and while on this mission he comes to terms with his own issues concerning race and class.
Again, I thought the storyline was good, I would recommend for anyone to read the book if you can by pass the many typos. I'm an avid mystery reader and am always interested in reading mysteries with african-americans.
I plan to read " Supreme Justice" once I get a chance.
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Summary: Excellent Mystery
Review: If it walks like a black man, talks like a black man, thinks like a black man, it must be a black man. Right! Wrong! What if I told you he was a big Irishman with red hair and green
eyes. At first glance Danny Cavanaugh seems to stomp all over the creed "to thine ownself be true" but you quickly realize this is not an act. This is who he really is. "Color" is a big
part of this story.Some of Detroit's most prominent black citizens are being murdered in the most heinous ways possible. The killer has tortured them and kept them alive so that they suffer long,
painful deaths. So we know it must be personal. Danny Cavanaugh and his partner Erik Brown are assigned to find out who this killer is and stop him fast. But oh, he is so clever and the bodies are piling up. The FBI insist they
may actually be looking for the first true black serial killer. The story moves fast and Hardwick keeps the suspense at a optimum. Everything about this book is satisfying, the story is top notch, the writing is superb it flows and grabs your attention . A lot of Hardwicks ideas about color and race will have you thinking about this one long after you've closed the covers. Hardwick is quickly becoming one of my favorite mystery writers.
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Summary: Excellent Mystery
Review: If it walks like a black man, talks like a black man, thinks like a black man, it must be a black man. Right! Wrong! What if I told you he was a big Irishman with red hair and green
eyes. At first glance Danny Cavanaugh seems to stomp all over the creed "to thine ownself be true" but you quickly realize this is not an act. This is who he really is. "Color" is a big
part of this story. Some of Detroit's most prominent black citizens are being murdered in the most heinous ways possible. The killer has tortured them and kept them alive so that they suffer long,
painful deaths. So we know it must be personal. Danny Cavanaugh and his partner Erik Brown are assigned to find out who this killer is and stop him fast. But oh, he is so clever and the bodies are piling up. The FBI insist they
may actually be looking for the first true black serial killer. The story moves fast and Hardwick keeps the suspense at a optimum. Everything about this book is satisfying, the story is top notch, the writing is superb it flows and grabs your attention . A lot of Hardwicks ideas about color and race will have you thinking about this one long after you've closed the covers. Hardwick is quickly becoming one of my favorite mystery writers.
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Summary: Long Awaited and very good reading
Review: Long Awaited one of my favorite mystery writers new book has finally been released. This book was well worth the wait. The writing was excellent, descriptive and it had good dialogue. The storylines were well developed and thought out. If you can guess the murderer in this one, you are GOOD!!, cuz it was none of my suspects. Danny Cavanaugh is a white cop in the City of Detroit. He sounds black and has pretty much acclimated to the black life. His live in girlfriend Vinny is black, he listens to gangsta Rap and lives in a black neighborhood. Danny and his partner Erik get the privilege of investigating the murders of some elite black members of the NOAA. While investigating these murders, Danny is fighting his own demons: the recent death of his mother, his girlfriend distancing herself from him, his crumbling relationship with his father and his own tendencies for self destruction. Along with the murders of the NOAA members, there are other interesting storylines including the mean and ruthless Bady Brothers and racial discrimination. This is a book you won't want to miss. An actual 4.5 in my book. The writing and accurate descriptions of my hometown, gives it a 5.
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Summary: NOT YOUR AVERAGE RACIAL JUSTICE NOVEL
Review: One day while I was at a library,I noticed a book called "Color Of Justice",by Gary Hardwick.This title didn't really grab my attention but that name did,though.Gary Hardwick-I had heard that name before.It was the same director of the 2001 film,"The Brothers"! That alone made me pick up this book. I have to say that this book is pretty good.The story line may seem like so many other judical-themed novels but Hardwick's precise writing gives it a new twist.Is Hardwick the Black John Grisham? Maybe.Stay tuned!
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Summary: That cold hard city
Review: Quite a suspense story. This is the first I have read of Mr. Harwick's and will not be the last. He in few words discribes the city of Detroit and It's people. He has several twists and turns and his plot is tremendous. In all fiction I feel there is truth. This book certainly brackets my feelings. I felt a real attachment to this story;it certainly discribed what Detroit is today, the city I was raised in and left.
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Summary: A work of Art
Review: This book was the talk of the office. I purchased it on Friday night and finished it by Sunday. Put succinctly, I was blown away. I read constantly, and never have I read a novel from this particular perspective. Of course, the mystery was gripping, but even more compelling and impressive was the way Mr. Hardwick managed to incorporate the race issue throughout the book, without making me feel manipulated or beaten over the head with the message. It's obvious he wanted to make a statement - and he did! But it was done with such insight and eloquence that I was more inclined to feel, rather than read, what he was conveying. I am amazed with Mr. Hardwick's ability to show prejudice in it's myriad of disgusting forms. Broadening, and taking it to a level that makes us empathize with the pain it causes ALL races. Proving, yet again, that cruelty is cruelty, regardless of the color or class of the offender. The protagonist jumps off the page. I hope to read more about this complex character. I found the actions of his girlfriend to be intriguing, and accurate. She was strong and decisive, but terribly susceptible to the influence of her peers and family.
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Summary: Truly awful, Part II
Review: This is from the man who writes new age Blaxploitation like "The Brothers" and "Deliver Us from Eva" (which he stole from Shakespeare). I'll stick to Gar Anthony Haywood, G Phillips, E T Bland, Christopher Chambers, L Marie Wood, Grace Edwards, Frankie Bailey et al.
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Summary: Smoking Hot! Gary Hardwick is the man
Review: With Color of Justice, from page one you're taken on a dark, suspenseful, and gritty ride through the mean streets of Detroit. Prominent black people are getting brutally killed. The trail of murders has complex similarities that threaten to shake the city. Danny Cavanaugh, a white cop, along with his partner, Erik, is on a mission to unlock the case. Throughout the read, there's a lot of guesswork about the probable killer. That constant intensity is what makes this read so engaging that at times you're almost hyperventilating in an effort to turn the pages. Gary Hardwick is a highly gifted and credible talent, a writer who's very adept at sketching characters that live, breathe, and are full of emotion and angst. His prose is simple yet profound. This book leaves its footprints throughout Detroit, and the descriptions regarding the settings are so on point, you feel as if you're given a bird's eye view of all the action. From drug addicts to murderers, the characterizations are shocking, yet compelling. And the societal implications of the high drama within Color of Justice will leave your mouth hanging open as the plot unfolds and skids to a dramatic close. If you're looking for a non-stop thrill of a read, one packed with characters whose outcome become your concern, then Color of Justice is the book for you. Gary Hardwick makes reading about the Motor City adventurous, electrifying, and oh so trendy.
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