Unlike some of the other reviews I have seen, I liked this book better than the first one. I thought it flowed better and the dialogue wasn't as clunky. There was banter throughout and I appreciated that the mystery, for the most part, was not about murder. Not sure how I feel about using real people in fictional scenarios but overall it was an interesting plot and I liked seeing the characters develop. The author has a real talent for writing dialogue and most of the book therefore is dialogue, but it is a refreshing change from most mysteries I read.