false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171561915m/106042.jpg 106042 6 Meet Gotham's Finest. Living in the shadows of the Dark Knight makes the detectives of Gotham's police force determined to prove that have what it takes to enforce the law in a city rife with criminals... with or without Batman's help. Meet Commissioner Akins and his Major Crimes Unit commander Maggie Sawter (fresh from Metropolis). Keeping the streets safe are detectives Tenee Montoya, Crispis Allen and others newly introduced to readers. The race is on to stop Mister Freeze while solving a crime before the Caped Crusader intervenes. 102218 book 1 5 2004 Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Batman) total:264|5:102|4:109|3:44|2:8|1:1| 264 1095 327 27 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:17:42 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:38:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jun 12 23:07:26 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 13:51:38 -0700 2007
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Brubaker's book takes as a given that GCPD detectives probably share an ambivalent attitude towards Batman at best--given his undermining effect on their sense of self-efficacy, and t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 08:29:18 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 08:34:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 06:54:12 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 08:04:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:42:23 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 16:22:20 -0700 2009 without the Bat, and boy what a ride it is. Second half ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 02:21:26 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 02:24:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 18:14:57 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:00:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:06:34 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:09:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 21 14:32:30 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 03 09:10:11 -0800 2007 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 18:26:28 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 06:26:18 -0700 2009 Except David Carusso never fights super villains.

First story involves the Gotham cops racing the clock to stop Mr. Freeze before he strikes and before dark so they can catch him before Batman does.

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A well-written book, with a large cast of characters that does an exceptional job of translating a fairly realistic police division to the world of the superheroes.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 29 17:50:59 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 17:52:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 31 07:28:46 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 11:31:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 19 14:54:55 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 14:55:49 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 19 11:54:54 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 15 04:06:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=106042