Review: Hard-boiled, fast paced and some things worked
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2012
This genre of law/crime novels has a strong male lead, confronted with a case that initially seems a little weird, then cut-and-dry, and then a little weird again.The author sets us up with the action, then cuts to a lot of characters being introduced who may or may have anything to do with the action. Along the way, our hero falls in love, at first sight, and I felt this part of the story didn't really work. The inevitable conflict broke them apart, and then they tried again, and won, but the storyline just didn't ring true, especially against the backdrop. Lou's character I could understand, but it seemed like this woman was missing something, both in character development and moral development.The story itself was fairly good, with no real new elements introduced, but still a nice rainy day read.I received a complimentary copy of this book for review.