The second book in the series and stronger than the first, it also takes place in San Francisco ( )

I think I found this free on Kindle and downloaded it, thinking it was the first in the series. It’s actually second, and I think I would have gotten just that much more out of it if I’d read the first.

Amazon says: “San Francisco’s favorite con artist turned private investigator Jack McCoul is trying to go legit by launching a high tech startup business. But then his past comes roaring back.”

I don’t know why I was surprised that this was well-edited and had a decent mystery, without a too-hard edge. The humour, I think, helped to soften it.

3½ stars ( )

The subplots are all interesting and several of the characters very likable. The "bad guys" are as they should be. Things get tidied up quite nicely though I expect Bobby will return to mess up Jack and Katie's life :*) I haven't read the previous Jack McCoul story but this one stood by itself perfectly well. Recommended. ( )

An enjoyable and entertaining read. I would read other books by the author. There was plenty of action and humor to keep me turning the pages. ( )

I received a copy of this book through Library Thing's Member Giveaway in exchange for a review.
I'm not sure if the author's intention was to present the characters as caricatures but I found them to be so and although somewhat amusing, there were moments of annoyance with this as well.
A few twists and turns to the plot but a fairly predictable ending. ( )