Besides his well-known "Travis McGee" series, John D. MacDonald wrote a large number of 'stand-alone' mysteries. This is one of the first of his I read.I like the way JDM writes. It takes a bit of getting used too---and of course, some of his books are better than others. They are getting hard to find now, but imho the search will reward most readers.I do not recall the entire plot---I read these years ago before Goodreads even existed. And it is dated---no cell-phones, no computers.But the reason I personally read older mysteries is---human nature does NOT change. The mysteries of JDM feature hardboiled crime; violence, excitement and some humor.The books are getting harder to find now--some probably have not been reprinted. I urge anyone who has not tried MacDonald to try a couple of his mysteries. If you do not like his writing style--well, they are short--you only risked a little time. But if like many readers, you enjoy his books, you'll have a whole new group of mystery/thrillers to seek out.Read before GR so dates are unknown.
For me, a major disappointment. Perhaps my expectations were too high, as I have seen this novel raved about in several notable places, but I really had to work to get through it. I found its first half slow and ponderous, weighed down by lectures on American law enforcement . . . and our judicial system . . . and our penal system . . . and so on . . . lectures of the sort that I would expect to hear in a bland freshman-level sociology class. The crowning disappointment, once the narrative quickens, is that the novel's title, One Monday We Killed Them All, is not an accurate description of the Monday in question, no matter how you interpret it. Ah, John D. MacDonald. At least we'll always have Soft Touch.
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