Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 4/11/2018 + 1032 more book reviews

I started this series from the beginning about six months earlier, since nos. 9 and 10 have been on my TBR shelf for years and figured I would re-aquaint myself before reading them. I probably didn't need to do that; I think there's enough backstory provided that a new reader would be okay although perhaps curious about some previous events. It may even have been a mistake since I have taken a dislike to the character - with a bigger gap between books, maybe I wouldn't have noticed.

The mystery is good, as always Krueger gives us a rich atmospheric book with an excellent sense of place and time, good dialogue, and good characters. The mine descriptions are great. Although the very end, which flashes back to Cork's childhood, seems like a stretch.

But I'm stopping here. I don't like how O'Connor makes sincere promises but then just does whatever he wants. Krueger has kept this character true all the way through the series, no surprises, and really what would a PI book be if the character instantly told everything to the cops? I had to think about why it bothers me...and it's the same reason I don't like alcoholic or addicted characters, just my personal quirk.

So 3.5 stars, good book very well told, the fact I don't like the character has nothing to do with the merits of the story.

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