Review: Terrific fun with serious undertones
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2012
In a refreshing change, the volatile auburn-haired protagonist of "Business as Usual," Georgie Connelly isn't a policewoman or a detective. She's a documentary film-maker who tackles unpleasant subjects -- in this case, so-called "gentleman's clubs" and the sex trafficking alleged to be part of the higher-end varieties.Georgie is a wonderfully flawed heroine. Short-tempered, impatient, with the F-word always a ready part of her vocabulary. Also fearless to the point of recklessness. The author gifted Georgie with a good heart however, and she inevitably does the right thing, even though sometimes reluctantly.E.L. Lindley does a nice job of showing all these traits, rather than telling. We see them in direct action, dialogue and through the eyes of other characters.Despite a few proofreading errors, E.L.'s first novel in the Georgie Connelly series introduces a truly dynamic heroine. I identified with and rooted for Georgie, while simultaneously thinking "Omigod, Georgie, you didn't say that! You didn't do that!""Business as Usual" is terrific fun, with serious undertones and a fantastic cast of characters led by volatile Georgie Connelly, as vivid a character as you're likely meet in any book. Highly recommended crime thriller.