Gun Machine by Warren Ellis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Going into gun machine I wondered how warren ellis was going to insert his trademark tidbits of all that is horrible in humanity into what, from the jacket copy appeared to be a straight up police procedural.
The answer is genius in its simplicity: The characters listen to a police scanner. There you have it, all the depravity you could ever hope for. The other answer is that this is so much more than a "straight up police procedural."
Because, really, what this book is is a sterling example of what warren ellis does best: he presents highly competent, severely damaged characters, performing exceptionally, and through them says something about the world we live in for better or for worse.
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