Customer Reviews

Brutal Mercies

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Hat's off to the author of this book. Very exciting and suspensful with interesting spins.

This book kept me on the edge, I could not wait to get back to it each day. I look forward to the next book/installment of this book.

A fast-paced, exciting and realistic look at a cop's view of the world. The main story revolves around the actions of and search for a demented killer, responsible for some grisly murders. But some of the best parts of the book explore the characters of two very different cops, one a middle-aged veteran who's seen it all, the other a female, Vietnamese-American rookie, dealing with prejudice from her fellow cops and opposition from her family over her chosen career. Unwilling partners, they respond to situations ranging from bizarre to comical to deadly. One criticism I would have is that sometimes the reader can becomes lost in the details, jargon, and large number of minor characters, also, some of the violence is very graphic. It is a raw perspective on a cop's world, with gore and humor closely intertwined.

Though Brutal Mercies unfolds slowly, and at times unevenly, it sustains credible depictions of police work, life on the street, and the investigative process. There are no cookie cutter characters here, no formulaic story techniques. Instead, Yantorno, himself a police officer, fuels this tale with authentic dialogue, personalities and incidences. The cops are gritty but dedicated, jaded but focused. Characters taken from society's fringes are covered from varied perspectives, and as a result, evoke reader empathy in unexpected places. Even elements of the mundane, which are seldom captured in crime novels, are executed skillfully, believably, as if one were sitting quietly in the backseat of a patrol car just listening and observing the goings on.

This book embraces the darkest and most disturbing aspects of human nature. Still, it is not without its subtle humor and/or self-deprecating jabs at authority.

If you're a true follower of crime stories, lover of all things investigative, a police procedural junkie, this book should be on your shelf.

This book has it all. After the first few pages, you feel as if you really know the detailed main characters. Police, Prison, Life and Death. I know this is fiction, but you can tell that it is really based in reality. Scary world we live in! If you want a book that will keep on the edge of your seat to the last page, this is it. A must buy!!

Having recently bought this book I was excited because it was set in my former hometown of Philadelphia but it was brutal geting through the entire book. I don't know who gave this person a book contract but they deserve a refund like I derserve one for buying this book.

The title is somewhat right on this book. Instead of brutal Mercies it should be brutal reading. I tried to read this garbage but I couldn't get through the book. I am sorry I ever purchased this so called novel.

Bought this over priced book because I know the author - could not finish this trash