What positive aspect of the city is highlighted in the novel, Easy Prey?

The city is not without friendship and loyalty. The tremendous concern all the detectives show for their wounded comrade, Marcy Sherrill, is very touching, reinforcing the theme of loyalty. After having so many unsympathetic characters portrayed and killed, it is refreshing for the reader to be concerned over the death of a character, or a potential death in this case, because through cheering for Sherrill to survive, the value of human life is reinforced.