The Britt Montero books are always good!
I never tire of Buchanan and Britt Montero. Buchanan injects humor into a genre that often takes itself too seriously. Start with early Montero so you grow to understand her character.
Entertaining mystery. It might have been rated 4 stars if the writer had just stuck to the mystery.
The two subplots were totally unnecessary and out of place. I just skipped ahead over most of those parts. Seriously. Totally unnecessary. The unnecessary romance subplot was particularly difficult to bear because the character didn't seem like she went in for male company... in that way. How can you not have chemistry between two characters when you're writing them BOTH?
I loved the supporting character of Lottie, especially her 'take' on the Queen Mum and Lassie
This book is apparently smack in the middle of a long ongoing series but the references to the earlier books didn't throw me too much although I think I would've found a deeper connection to many of the characters if I had read the earlier books first. Still, this was an attention grabbing murder mystery about a journalist following a cold case. The characterization was done very well and I genuinely cared for many of these people but when the big bad guy of the novel is finally revealed in the end it was a huge disappointment and simply unbelievable to me that the police hadn't figured it out long before. This is a dark book with a lot of pain suffered by most of the characters and adding to that is the fact that it takes place right after the 911 attacks. Don't read this if you need some cheering up!
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of reporter Britt Montero forever. When you start to turn over the rocks of an unsolved case sometimes something ugly slithers out..... A sizzling work of suspense set in South Florida.
Typical Buchanan Florida mystery
