Boulevard
Stephen Jay Schwartz, . . Forge, $24.99 (335pp) ISBN 978-0-7653-2294-4
Like James Ellroy, Hollywood film developer Schwartz can make the reader squirm, as shown in his debut, a disturbing thriller whose hero is addicted to sex. When several sex murders quickly follow the murder of a prominent councilman's niece, LAPD robbery and homicide detective Hayden Glass, who himself goes to 12-step meetings for sex addicts, senses a connection. Enlisting the help of Kennedy Reynard, an ex-FBI profiler whose skill competes with her raw sexuality for the detective's attention, the pair realize that what links the murders is Glass himself. Despite a denouement that's a tad strained, Schwartz does a fine job of blurring the lines between sexuality and violence, the criminal world and the police world.
Reviewed on: 07/13/2009
Genre: Fiction
Analog Audio Cassette - 978-1-4332-6269-2
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Mass Market Paperbound - 365 pages - 978-0-7653-6288-9
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