An enjoyable read

The relationships among the characters is a strong part of a this series and make it more fun to read. Learning more about art and forgeries is also unique ( )

When Doctor Genevieve Lenard and Colin wake up after being kidnapped in Colin's secret house in England she and the rest of the team have to find the connection to Kubanov and determine what his endgame could possible be. The man they have been trying to catch, the man who has been studying them.
An enjoyable continuation of the first two books, and some likable characters. ( )

Still enjoyable, but I think I will take a break from this series. Learned a bit about underpaintings. ( )

I think I might be done with this series. While the general premise of having a borderline autistic main character in a mystery novel is interesting, and while the same can possibly be said of the setting involving the world of high art crime and dealing, the series doesn't seem to be going anywhere. It is still primarily focused on the "non-neurotypical" behaviour of our heroine, a shtick that has become stale at least a book ago and is by this, the third instalment, already positively annoying.

Because of this focus, the story suffers. It revolves mostly around people sitting in a room, staring at a computer screen and analysing the data. The genius heroine, Dr. Genevieve Lenard, then usually makes "genius" conclusions from such data, and by genius I mean ones that every reasonably intelligent 8-year-old should be able to make. Nevertheless, her law-enforcement and art community friends are super impressed by them.

Couple that with the fact that the same unpleasant experience (not gonna spoil it for you) happens to Genevieve exactly three times in this one novel (you'd think this genius would wise up and take some preventative measures, but no) and one can easily see that careful consideration is needed on whether this thing is worth one's time. ( )

Another good entry in this excellent series. An archenemy with a fixation on Genevieve. Collin penetrates their security with ease to keep the team on the trail. Lots of art, lots of fiendish weapons and an apt final denouement, perhaps. ( )