I have read most of Connolly’s work. I have made it through his Charlie Parker series. 15 books and still no sense of resolution. Bad Men has some really good parts an extremely boring parts. Connolly is very good at creating characters but doesn’t quite round them out. I never really connected with the flat characters. A lot of info and storyline but for what? Bad Men finally in the final act heats up and has some frightening scenes. Then it abruptly ends. His Charlie Parker novels end the same way. A whole lot of build up for little payoff.