The novel begins and ends with Chris Mankowski. More than just a police detective attempting to solve a series of crimes, he is the moral center of Freaky Deaky. A pleasant guy, committed to his career but struggling to keep a job on the force, Mankowski is portrayed in a thoroughly believable manner. In 1985, Leonard said in an interview: "My cops, I feel, are real cops ... . I try to make them as real as possible. My cops cut corners a little bit, just as the real ones do."
This is not to say, however, that Mankowski is in any way tainted by corruption. He is an ordinary person in a scrape, but by the end of the novel, the reader is certain that Mankowski will prevail. He is the hero, and in.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 447 words. This
Short Guide contains 1,656 words (approx. 6 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Short Guide with our Freaky Deaky Access Pass.
