Review: Dare I Say?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2013
I would have to compare this to early Harlen Coben. It really reminded me of a Myron Bolitar book.The comparison to Harlen comes from having read his early works which did not exhibit the polish his writing does now, as I would not expect polish from a first time writer. Compare to Myron? Yeah. Ridley's got the attitude, he's got the brains (when he's thinking with the big head, not the little head). No, he doesn't have anywhere near as awesome a side kick as Winston Lock-Horne, but maybe further novels will either add a side kick or have Ridley continue on his own. I could easily see his geeky computer pal from high school filling the side kick role.I did think I'd had the who-dun-it figured out a couple of times so the actual culprit did take me by surprise. I empathized with Ridley but could not for the life of me figure out why he was so hung on Autumn. She is evil through and through, regardless of the reasons she is evil. She must have been a really good lay because as a human being she is severely lacking.I would like to see Ridley get his MI PI license and moonlight from the High Note as a private detective. I'd also like to see Sheila come back around, and really, the author left it open for Autumn to get her just deserts AND there is the question of where that pesky baby is...