Review: Joe Costa #3 is best of all!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
I started with the second Joe Costa book (Talent House Murders) and liked it so much that I tried to get the first book; but due to a bad page link, could only find this third book.  It really didn't matter since each book in this series stands alone just fine.  Joe Costa seems to be a delightful cross between Spenser the detective and Perry Mason the lawyer.  (However, the lawyer doesn't have a secretary as great as Della Street!)  But as the title suggests, Joe has some kind of genius at unraveling a murder mystery.A lot of characters people this book, resulting in a little bit of a challenge at first to remember who was who.  But that clears up after a few chapters and Joe Costa uses his brains (and his gangster "moxie") to figure out the different levels of criminal behavior and who committed what crimes.  I didn't have the murder figured out until the very end.Loved this book and read it quickly.  Hope there is a Joe Costa #4!