Review: Over rated by other reviewers.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2013
Joe Denali is a whiny, needy, manipulative woman in Man drag.Joe Denali is a manipulative jerk, and frankly, reacts to situations more like a woman than a man. His partner, a woman who should be able to keep her mouth shut about an investigation so she doesn't endanger her family, yaks to everybody but the mailman.There are a bunch of seemingly unrelated murders, that eventually tie to one person, but it takes a long time for any clues to show up in the narrative. I don't like to read " killer's internal dialog in italics" in my mystery books and this one is especially irritating. These sections don't move the plot along very well and give no clues as to the killer or their motivation. The internal dialogue of the killer header is a zodiac sign. There is no importance attached to the zodiac in the plot. The reason the zodiac sign is used for the killer is never explained. That makes it all the more lame.The plot is filled with Russian mobsters; disparate plots that converge; Feds, headstrong cops whose actions could foul up investigations, arrests and twisted love.I don't plan on buying any more books by this author and I cannot understand where all the 5 star reviews come from. I wish the author a better editor and some constructive criticism.