The Criminalist

This has been the first book of Izzi's that I've read. It's just amazing. That's the only way I can describe it. His characters and situations are so detailed you can see everything as you read it. His writing style is, in my opinion, unmatchable. The way he interlocks multiple stories and yet keeps them seperate, even though you know they're related, is awesome. This is the best book I've read in a long time.

This is such a good read. It is such a shame that this is the last we will ever read of Eugene Izzi's work. The story is riveting and the characters are fascinating and so richly developed. What a wonderful series these characters could have been. This is truly a story left untold as these characters are absolutely teeming with life!

This is a fascinating story about psychiatry, crime, relationships, serial killers and the police department. Any mystery fan should love this book. Well worth your time. It's just a shame Mr. Izzi is not around to write more winners like this one.

I met Mr. Izzi when he was first published, and have followed his career with great joy, until the day he was taken from us. murder or accident? His books have always been so real, and The Criminalist is the best he had ever done. the people, the places and the events are all so real, I could not put it down.

Previous reviews have well summarized the characters and plot of The Criminalist. All I can add is I never read an Izzi book without hoping it would never end. I hated to see this novel come to a close. It is brilliant in every respect: storyline, characters (chillingly real, honest, and abrupt), and realism. This novel held me from beginning to end. I cared about the people, I grimaced at the stupidity or venality of some of the police characters, I felt for DeGrazia whenever he was frustrated-I just was deeply involved in every aspect of this work. I am sure everyone who reads and enjoys this book will agree with me in my firm belief that Eugene Izzi did not commit suicide. He was murdered! A writer of such brilliance, with so much going for him, could not be that far gone. The circumstances of his death lead me to believe there were elements in Chicago who felt he was getting too close. To what? We'll never know. I read every book I could find by Izzi. I, for one, mourn his loss. He was a true great.