At the end of Maximum Bob,a model policeman is dead, a superb probation officer is quitting her job, and a bad judge remains on the bench, apparently more secure than ever. The forces of good, it appears, are overcome. The family of criminals on whom Leonard focuses, some petty thugs and others murderers, have lived their dreadful way of life for generations, and spells of incarceration have hardened and further criminalized them. Sadly, they and others like them seem not likely to be redeemed, despite the efforts of such well-meaning professionals as Kathy Diaz Baker and her probation office colleagues. While a reader may.....
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