Review: The Second Steve Winslow Mystery
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
I might have liked this one better had I not recently read The Baxter Trust, the first in the series.  I was dismayed that it contained so many of the elements of the first book.  I understand the necessity of having the new client tied to the one in the previous book, but two young heiresses and two victims engaged in blackmail and dying exactly the same way was a bit much.  Mr. Hall's style is fun and easy to read, and Steve Winslow is a great protagonist.  However,  the courtroom scenes, while entertaining, are grossly unrealistic, and a bit more imagination in crafting the next case will go a long way in encouraging me to continue the series.  A little proofreading would also be appreciated.  Among the other errors, an attorney says, "with malice of forethought, " when it should be, "malice aforethought. " An attorney would know that.