Maxfield in a loong while (I've been steering clear of her books - but it was not really a conscious decision), so it felt almost like it was my first time reading one of her books. It had the right balance of serious and light-hearted. But the story itself and the writing were great. I'm tired enough of my own headspace to want to participate in anyone else's pity party. This was my first Dal Maclean story and I enjoyed it even though I didn't like the MC whose POV it was written in - frankly, he was kind of exhausting. Gregg - I also remember a similar thing done to a trans character in one of her previous books, and it's why I don't think this was an honest mistake.Ī Country for Old Men by Dal Maclean - ★★★★☆ This kind of problematic writing is not a first for L.B. The MC was funny at first but got annoying really fast, and I got the impression the writer doesn't like fat people - seeing how every one of the 'good guys' was distinctly described as lean and/or fit, and the only bad guy was described as fat, and there was a running commentary on how he should just get a heart-attack and die. The romance part was lacking chemistry though - I couldn't feel it at all and it was kind of boring.

As it is, I'm lowering my rating to 2 stars.Ī decent mystery, and it didn't end as I feared it would based on the first couple of chapters, which is great. (view spoiler) It was a stupid mistake, and so glaringly obvious I'm surprised it wasn't caught before the story got published. The journalist was contacted by the victim right before the vic was killed, and that's how the two MCs meet. MC1 is an investigator and MC2 is a journalist. This was an enjoyable read right up until a plot hole appeared near the end. The mystery was decent, though I would have liked more of the romance. Kale Williams is a good narrator, but Joel Leslie really shouldn't do non-English accents.Įntrée to Murder by Nicole Kimberling - ★★★★☆ But I do not regret reading it - I discovered some new authors I will definitely add to my shelf. My star average for this book is 2.8 - a fairly low rating for me. I expected much more from this anthology than I got.

Footsteps in the Dark by L.B. Gregg