Review: Not as good as the first two books in the series/Still an entertaining 3.5
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2013
The first two books were better.  In this one the writer continually uses the cliched phrase "he/she swallowed hard" until it becomes a distraction.  It adds nothing to the story and it's hackneyed.  It would have been nice if she'd allowed the dialogue and the descriptions to inform us about characters' level of comfort and/or nervous state.  Additionally Emmie's constant meddling has become tiresome.  She was almost killed in the second book so why does she continue to mindlessly put herself in dangerous situations?  She knows the business that Silas is involved in, she knows what type of man he is and what he's capable of.Still, the book captured and held my attention; it's entertaining.  The characters remain nicely drawn and complex.  The author excels at describing/delineating family relationships and demonstrating how they motivate characters.  For the most part she captures the time period and the locales of Kentucky and Chicago well, but some of the dialog is not consistent with the time period.The resolution is satisfying and neither telegraphed nor completely predictable.  I will purchase more books from this author and hope she continues this series.  It would be nice to have books  featuring Trick and Millie.