Banged Up [Paperback]

Jack Dickson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: GMP (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902852044
• ISBN-13: 978-1902852041
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good followup, January 23, 2000

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This review is from: Banged Up (Paperback)

A sign of a good book is that you wonder what happens to the characters after the book ends. That's what keeps a series running. Hopefully, that will be the case with Jack Dickson's ex-police officer Jas Anderson.

Picking up some time after the events in Freeform, the book looks at some of the outcomes and consequences of the action and decisions made there. Jas is still the anti-hero, but you wonder how much he has learned from his prior experiences. By the end, though, you're hoping to hear more from this character.

The writing is solid, though it features more dialog and Glasgowian dialect than Freeform, which can make the book a tougher read for those from outside the area. But if you give it time, the dialect is not impenetrable and comes more easily as you go along. And just when you are riding along the story, Dickson can come out of left field and toss something anew into the mix.

The writing is crisp and the storytelling is good, with some passion thrown into the mix. It is one of those books that comes your way through recommendation of a friend, so give it a try and if you like it, pass the knowledge along to others.