Former Imperial army officer Kurt Schnell's promotion turns out to be a poisoned chalice. With a watch station in the worst part of town, watchmen who are scum and strange creatures prowling the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Similar to Glen Cook's enviroment - a fantasy world with a mystery story - only a cop rather than a private eye. Nicely laid out with empathy for the main character.
Fun if formulaic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I enjoyed this book and thought it was well written if somewhat formulaic (it read like the plot of many Westerns). I have to admit that I thought it broke down a bit at the end, with some of the plot lines being tied up in a fashion that didn't really fit the quality of the writing earlier.
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