The Life magazine blerb says 'He can write dialogue so authentic it spits.' There is a great deal of the 225 pages devoted to it, some of it entertaining, some of it tedious, and much of it over the top crude. I guess that's the way they talked in Boston in 1980. Nonetheless, Esq. Kennedy is a likable protagonist and the plot rolls along without the angst and noir. I'll put the second edition of the series on my wishlist. ( )

The dialog amazes, but it was hard to get engaged.