The Blue and the Black

Rating:
Summary: The Blue and the Black
Review: Salacious? Yes! A real page turner? Most definitely! Actuarially sound? Maybe not.

Mr. Larkin is to be commended for a wonderful novel in a genre all too rare these days: a police/religious murder mystery. His desciptions of Connecticut and upstate New York were right on cue, but the difficulties of faith faced by modern Catholic preist were especially insightful and interesting. My only complaint is that he casts the actuaries in especially villainous roles.

Overall, the book was a quick read, full of insightful personal conflict, and truly enjoyable. I wish Jim all the best and hope to see more of his works in the near future.

Rating:
Summary: Salacious?
Review: Salacious? Yes! A real page turner? Most definitely! Actuarially sound? Maybe not.

Mr. Larkin is to be commended for a wonderful novel in a genre all too rare these days: a police/religious murder mystery. His desciptions of Connecticut and upstate New York were right on cue, but the difficulties of faith faced by modern Catholic preist were especially insightful and interesting. My only complaint is that he casts the actuaries in especially villainous roles.

Overall, the book was a quick read, full of insightful personal conflict, and truly enjoyable. I wish Jim all the best and hope to see more of his works in the near future.

Rating:
Summary: The Blue and the Black
Review: The author keeps the reader "hooked" from Page 1 right through to the climactic end of this story. The reader will be gripped by this page turner.

It is obvious the author knows Catholicism,the Irish and Brooklyn very well!

This reader thoroughly enjoyed this novel and looks forward, very much, to Mr. Larkin's next novel!