Let me begin by saying that the Smokey Barrett series is one of the best I have ever read ... and I have read thousands of books. My qualifier is that the series should have stopped after Book 4. To say THE TRUTH FACTORY is a major disappointment would be quite an understatement.
The book reads more like a textbook on psychology than anything else. Yes, Smokey is featured .. she is now remarried and very pregnant. Her team gets a very small mention here and there, which is a real shame. It's Smokey AND her team that make reading this series so interesting. There is very little mention of her new husband or her adopted daughter, Bonnie. Again, it was these characters that brought the previous books alive.
THE TRUTH FACTORY bears no resemblance to the first 4 books. Because this author seemingly disappeared for years makes me wonder if he actually wrote this book.
If you haven't read this series, I would not recommend starting with this one.
The book reads more like a textbook on psychology than anything else. Yes, Smokey is featured .. she is now remarried and very pregnant. Her team gets a very small mention here and there, which is a real shame. It's Smokey AND her team that make reading this series so interesting. There is very little mention of her new husband or her adopted daughter, Bonnie. Again, it was these characters that brought the previous books alive.
THE TRUTH FACTORY bears no resemblance to the first 4 books. Because this author seemingly disappeared for years makes me wonder if he actually wrote this book.
If you haven't read this series, I would not recommend starting with this one.
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