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socorrobaptista's review
4.0
Nunca a protagonista se viu diante de uma situação tão complexa e perigosa, e nunca ele desejou tanto prender o criminoso. Embora seja uma narrativa de detetives, é um excelente livro para discutir relações familiares. Muito bom.
brianlokker's review
4.0
This book had been on my to-read shelf for a while. I decided to read it on a flight back from a short visit to New Orleans, and I'm very glad I finally did get around to it.
Crescent City Connection is a suspenseful and entertaining crime novel with a large cast of interesting and sometimes colorful characters. The protagonist, New Orleans Police Detective Skip Langdon, is an intelligent, brave, and resourceful cop, but she's also vulnerable and caring. Her nemesis, Earl Jacomine, with whom she has a history, is narcissistic, cold, and manipulative. Although his agenda is big and ambitious, it also includes a personal vendetta against Langdon.
I liked how author Julie Smith advances the plot through multiple strands focusing on different characters. It's a very effective method of giving the reader insights into the personal characteristics and motivations of several characters beyond the primary antagonists, Langdon and Jacomine. At first, it's not very clear how these strands are related, but Smith gradually weaves them together into a powerful conclusion.
This was my first exposure to the world of Skip Langdon, but I'm looking forward to revisiting it soon and reading more of the books in the series.
Crescent City Connection is a suspenseful and entertaining crime novel with a large cast of interesting and sometimes colorful characters. The protagonist, New Orleans Police Detective Skip Langdon, is an intelligent, brave, and resourceful cop, but she's also vulnerable and caring. Her nemesis, Earl Jacomine, with whom she has a history, is narcissistic, cold, and manipulative. Although his agenda is big and ambitious, it also includes a personal vendetta against Langdon.
I liked how author Julie Smith advances the plot through multiple strands focusing on different characters. It's a very effective method of giving the reader insights into the personal characteristics and motivations of several characters beyond the primary antagonists, Langdon and Jacomine. At first, it's not very clear how these strands are related, but Smith gradually weaves them together into a powerful conclusion.
This was my first exposure to the world of Skip Langdon, but I'm looking forward to revisiting it soon and reading more of the books in the series.
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