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My first reaction was that the police are a walking talking “how to” manual for sexual harassment in the workplace, which by the 3rd book was just getting on my nerves. I can see why there was only 1 female officer in the dept that is mentioned.
Combine that with the perfection that is the human being called Mac, was a bit much. He's good looking blond, tall and fit. He was the perfect college athlete, leading the hockey team to NCAA championships. Still as fit as he was in college. Add to it that he's the smartest and best detective in the St. Paul Police dept, (and probably all of MN). By the 3rd book, it was a bit too much
The story lines themselves were pretty good, I think it could have used more aggressive editing. The dialog was often unnatural being more like a formal writing than casual conversation–much more awkward and wordy than I would expect for casual conversation. There were also several scenes which didn't really server to move the story forward, including sex scenes, or one where a victim is trying to find ways to pass the time in the "coffin" – I don't think it really served to move the plot along. (and I just don't care about them having sex or not)
Overall, the books were pretty good for listening to driving to and from work, but I think there were some definite places that could use some improvement. Hopefully the newer books in the series are a bit tighter.
It was OK. Doubt it is the type of book I'll have a second listen to any time in the future, but it was entertaining over all. For a book set in the far future, there were several references that really just pulled me out of the moment, such as USB cables being the preferred method of connecting tablets with industrial equipment, or a reference to WWII and the Russian front. On the other hand, I kind of liked the math slang that replaces the cursing and swearing.
