Review: A quirky, fun mystery set in LA
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2011
Set in LA, there are hints of LA Confidential along with a quirky heroine and a solid mystery. "Kenny" Rubin (the name is short for a name she hates) is a woman in a tough town. She also writes for a magazine that's about to fold, and she's covering a five-year-old mystery. Trouble crops up when secrets that should stay buried start to shed new light on the cold case and soon Kenny is up to her neck in bodies and trouble. To make matters worse, Kenny suffers from bio-polar, and when she's flying high she's not always seeing straight. When she's down, she's in very dark places.The story deals with bio-polar in a very realistic way--if you've ever had a friend with manic depression you'll recognize her. Kenny is both a great narrator and also manages to solve the case before too many people are murdered. Add to the cast a TV-hunk who is trying to revive his career -- and who takes a personal interest in Kenny -- a struggling starlet who tries to be more than shallow, and a once great actress who has faded and you have a great cast of characters.The book starts a little slow, but once it takes off it's a fast-paced read.