Marshall Thornton

I had to keep reminding myself that this story takes place in 1979 when Nick just got his private investigator's license. I kept wondering why no one was using their cell phones. This story definitely keeps the reader's attention to the end. The cast of fairly slimy characters was well drawn and revealing statutory rape was a good cause for murder. A well put together whodunit, this story makes a good introduction to the Nick Nowak mysteries.

I love a good mystery but this three pack fell flat for me. There wasn't much depth or life to the main character Nick. He made fantastic jumps of intuition near the very end of each mystery after going in the wrong direction each time. Of the three mysteries, I liked Little Boy Found the best but I would not recommend any.

Femme kept me laughing right up until the awful WTF ending. The book lost a star due to he instant ending which frustrated me. A quick beach read if you're looking for one.

DNF at 37%

Second attempt. I keep hating it. I give up.