How is Chris Mankowski described in the novel, Freaky Deaky?

Mankowski is described as a pleasant guy, who is committed to his career, but struggling to keep a job on the force, Mankowski is portrayed in a thoroughly believable manner. In 1985, Leonard said in an interview: "My cops, I feel, are real cops ... . I try to make them as real as possible. My cops cut corners a little bit, just as the real ones do."