Welcome to Litsy!

The stories of a protagonist who, rightly or wrongly, personal decides if the punishment of murders he solves serves the public ends given the intent & character of the victim/murderer & the impact on the institutions of that “justice”. Today‘s storytellers tend to cast the "truth at all costs" characters as the best arbiters of morality, but I am more interest in protagonists who consider realpolitik tradeoffs between the truth & the public good.

I especially enjoyed the first few stories. The whole political vibe of some stories were a bit lost on me, and at least one contained horrendous racism. All the puzzles were great, though and the writing of course top-notch. ⭐⭐⭐ And a half?

Second time bailing on this book not sure if I'll give it another go 😕