Review: Nice protrayal of consequences from the events of the previous book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
The focus shifts in this volume away from the police procedural to the expansion of Mac and Tony's domestic lives in the wake of their coming out publicly and acquiring responsibility for two children in Breaking Cover. The character portrayals were believable and true to form. Interestingly, the major holes in the book seem to come from the police mystery part of the story. For example, I never really got a handle on the official relationship between Mac and Oliver. They say they are partners, but that would imply they were equals, and Oliver seems to repeatedly take charge of the investigation and assign alternate partners to Mac when he goes to interrogate witnesses. This becomes a major plot point later on, in a way that I didn't buy. Mac is not stupid enough to act in the professionally irresponsible manner that puts him in serious danger this time, regardless of the fact that the blame was placed on the head of his stand-in partner. Otherwise, it was a nice character study, and puts a much more positive spin on their established relationship than their furtive courtship.