Chiefs: A Novel (25th Anniversary Edition)
by Stuart Woods
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Author: Stuart WoodsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-06
ISBN: 0393014614
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
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- ISBN13: 9780393014617
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Book Reviews of Chiefs: A Novel (25th Anniversary Edition)
Book Review: Much more than just a crime story
Summary: 4 Stars
Summary: A story of three police chiefs and changing attitudes in Georgia from the 1920's to the '60's."Chiefs" is the story of three police chiefs in a fast growing Georgia town. The town's very first Chief of Police is a good man forced to quit farming in the 20's, another in the 40's is a violent racist and the books third Chief in the 60's is the town's first black chief of police. The character that ties the stories together is Hugh Holmes, the town banker, a good man seeking to do what is best for the development of the town and county.
What I enjoyed most about the book were the descriptions of how a small Southern town grows and changes through nearly 50 years. The political dialogue and the depiction of racial hatred rings frighteningly true.
The serial killer storyline is less convincing and as the identity of the killer is revealed very early in the book there is no mystery element as such. Also we do not get to know any of his many victims and the final body count is very high given that the local community is not even aware of a single murder.
These are small criticisms though, this book is a really good read, well researched and difficult to put down and with a very satisfactory end.
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