Reviews for Introduction to Administrative Law

The average rating for Introduction to Administrative Law based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-09 00:00:00 Emma Coleson This was an oddly frustrating book. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, much better known for her vampire novels, wrote a small number of westerns, and I wanted to see what she could do with the genre. The central character was somewhat like a British version of Bat Masterson, using a baton in preference to a gun whenever possible. The central character and some of the others were very interesting, but oddly, several of the female characters were a bit cliched. What really bothered me about the book was the weirdly sloppy history. For reasons I don't quite understand, Yarbro set it as taking place close to the Mexican American War, but then put in historical references which were not possible for that period, ranging from locations [that was years before Denver was founded, yet the city and the Denver Road come up in the story] to weapons [most of the guns in the story are from later periods]. Also, the story seems to take place right AFTER the war, from the dates given, but they characters all talk as if it's still going on. Seemingly, the main reason for the early date is so that the central character can have served as one of the Bow Street Runners, the early London police force which was disbanded in 1839. Other than explaining his proficiency with a baton and experience as a "thief-taker," there seems to be little reason. My impression is that she gave little thought to the way a small western town really worked, but just added things as plot points. So, the book is worth reading for the characters, but the history is way off and a bit annoying.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-04 00:00:00 Elizabeth Medley WYar