Review: Fun way to kill time!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
A fun quick read. I got it for free and would check the sequels out from the library, although I wouldn't want to pay for them.Interesting main character. She doesn't describe herself as autistic or as having Asperger's but tells others they can call her autistic if it works for them.Regardless of the label, she's gifted at spotted patterns in masses of data (whether it's computer data or data about tiny muscle movements that indicate underlying thoughts and beliefs) but lacks traditional social insights and skills.The actual story is a hugely unrealistic and vastly conspiratorial plot that involves everything from art theft and forgery to gun-running at the highest levels of the European defense community. Russians are also involved, because, well.Our unlikely team of heroes manages to stumble across exactly the info they need, at exactly the right time, and people like Francine and Genevieve are miraculously able to figure incredibly complex things out in a  matter of a few hours, even when many other experienced professionals have made no progress in days, weeks, months...So this is definitely a title that requires willing suspension of disbelief. That said, it was fun and the characters were appealing. Another one that's good for killing time.It's well-written and the book clearly was proofread carefully, which I also appreciate. Many of these self-published Kindles promoted via freebie giveaways are nothing more than poorly written self-gratification exercises by wannabes who shoulda listened to those folks who told them to keep their day job.