Review: another fun and fast read..nice series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2012
This series is much more lighthearted than the Samantha Moon series, but that's ok.  Jim Knighthorse is more of a roguish character, more Han Solo than Dirty Harry and is less abrasive than either of them.  A very funny and charming character with a big heart..but with a lot of baggage to go with it.This adventure is strictly PI work..both personal and professional.  No Jack/God/metaphysical discussions about the meaning of life and the universe.  I have to admit, I missed the Jack character from the first novel, but it's nice to have a cameo from a certain moustached doughnut eating manly man's cop.  If you've read Samantha Moon's novels you'll know who I'm talking about.Even though this book is pretty short it's packed with several story lines.Jim is hired to find out what really happened to a young historian out in the desert while researching the history of a local Mummy called Sylvester that was unearthed decades ago when he turns up dead.On top of that someone has been harassing his girlfriend Cindy at school, stalking her..leaving her classroom in a shambles.  This doesn't sit well with Jim.  As fun and lighthearted as he is his temper is still very much a part of him.Jim also continues to try to get to the bottom of what really happened to his mother 20 years prior.  His gut tells him that it wasn't a random killing and like a dog with a bone, he's not going to let it go easily.  This obsession of his isn't helping his drinking problem either.Once again filled with witty rapid fire dialogue that is genuinely laugh out loud funny at time; a staple of any JR Rain novel in my experience.  The only thing that kept this from getting a higher rating is that the reveals of the whodunnit didn't surprise me all that much.  Everything is plotted tightly and makes sense, mind you, but I just figured it out so that lowered the surprise value for me.  Don't let that deter you from another hysterical, fun, touching, page turner from Mr. Rain.  As long as he keeps putting books out I'll always have something to look forward to reading!