5.0 out of 5 stars
Playing God, Allen Bristow, December 26, 2005
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This is a great read! The story is set in California in 1890 between the Wild West and what we know as modern police departments. It is obvious that the author has had extensive police experience. Bristow develops characters and multiple plots with unexpected developments, subtlety illustrating human nature. It all adds up to a very creative story that is hard to put down, as is his last book, "The Pinkerton Eye."
26 Dec 05
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Bristow knows his stuff!, October 15, 2005
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Bristow knows his stuff: history, technical deails, and especially people. An accomplished historian, he keeps you enthralled with the details, all the while keeping you guessing throughout as the various characters, all with different agendas, attempt to solve the murder. Throw in an epidemic and a batch of self-serving frontier folks looking for political gain at others expense, along with a keen uderstanding of people and you have a first rate mystery novel. This is defiinitly a good read.
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