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(More customer reviews)Historical book on Detective Lees and many of the crimes of that era, as well as a taste of the founding and development of San Francisco. For a historical it isn't dry reading and I do recommend it.
However, the book isn't polished. I feel that it was almost there, as if it needed one more editing pass. How information was grouped into chapters is unclear. Many items seemed as if thrown in just to get them in the book. Some items were referenced multiple times without any reason for the additional reference. The author would mention Lees as Lees then other times as Isaiah, making the reader wonder if it was two different people. Many chapters end awkwardly making them seem unfinished. Some of the most interesting crimes are passed over too quickly. That said, the book is good for bringing to life the era, the man and the crimes. I was surprised that I had never heard of Lees before.
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