Review: This series just gets better and better
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
Basic Synopsis:Bob Moore returns in his third outing as the PI to the stars (or superheroes/villains, as the case may be.)  Recovering from the shattering events (and injuries) ofBob Moore: Desperate Times, Bob is adjusting to life with prosthetics and is obsessed with finding the source of the clones that included '19', a young woman that he alone remembers.  Meanwhile, the Supers have all but retreated to Super City after the massacre and are concentrating on recruitment and training to replenish and strengthen their numbers.  All is not right in the floating fortress as the latest U.S. Ambassador to the Super State has gone missing.  Tasked with investigating the disappearances, Bob is once again rubbing shoulders with Supers, including his ex-wife.  Bob is unknowingly in a race against time to uncover the identity and plan of the mastermind behind the disappearances - a plan that could result in the death of not just Bob, but every remaining Super on the planet!---Color me impressed.  What began as almost a spoof or parody of the superhero genre has evolved into a serious series with a strong dramatic core story that still finds time to poke fun at established conventions of the genre.  Although this book is mostly lighter in tone than the previous novel, it does veer into more serious territory and ends on an extremely tragic note.Along the way, the author pairs Bob up with his ex-wife, Gale.  Andry accomplishes a neat trick with Gale, making a super with a seemingly minor power, control over wind, into an immensely powerful and versatile hero.  The relationship between the two is real and raw and carries all the weight of their past history.  The sad story between these two gives the book an awful lot of heart.Although I did see the reveal coming, the story is reasonably intricate and is plotted such that even if Bob had made the connection when I did, I don't think events could have played out much differently.Andry has created a series that still has considerable ground to cover, even after three books.  As the events of the last two novels show, he's not afraid to make some tough decisions where the health, happiness, and ultimately the fate of his characters are concerned.  There's no telling how much pain and sorrow or joy and happiness awaits the beleaguered Bob Moore but it's certain to be a good time for the reader.