Death on the Docks (Dirty Harry, 2)

This kind of book isn't written anymore and if you're a hardcore action fan that's a shame. Death on the Docks is prime Dirty Harry. What better compliment to the author Dane Hartman than to say it evokes the adreniline rush of the movie series. They should've made these books into movies themselves. Hartman's approach is simple yet as the same time hard hitting. Some of the violence is graphic but then so were the movies. In each of the series Harry is brought in to pursue some violent criminal. The premise remains the same but the locales are different and vividly described. But who cares about the fancy frills. Does the book deliver? You bet. I'd trade all of the so-called action specialists on the marketplace right now for one Dane Hartman. He is truly an underrated original. He makes Harry Callahan come to life in ways that the movies only gave you glimpses of. He'll make your day. Note to Warner Books- Do all Dirty Harry fans a favor and republish all of the Dane Hartman series in a hardcover edition.