Review: Goes to my 'must buy' list
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2012
A wonderful introduction through the adversarial interaction between the main character and her real estate agent hooked me from the first few pages.A first book by a new to me author rarely gets a 5 star rating as it's my 're-reads' that I usually reserve my 5 star ratings for. While I have not re-read this one yet, I have gone back and bought the second book in the series, which is also rare enough for me that this one gets all 5 stars.Many of the 'not police/not P.I.' mysteries are just not believable enough for me but the main character in this series really caught my attention. An architect, with a *history*, ex-Marine, ex-private security/undercover ops the author manages the tightrope between tough/kick-ass and female very well. A very deft touch with characterization, with well rounded and individual personalities.The unique background and plot twists kept my attention all the way to the end and I wanted more.