Dirty Deeds

An excellent installment to a great series.At first I was a little scared that [a:Rhys Ford 4968409 Rhys Ford https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1308678470p2/4968409.jpg] had made our man Cole go too soft, too sentimental and too needy for Jae Min. But it turns out that no. It was just the right amount of emotion for the stage of life Cole is going through. It's been a few months since the events of the last book and Cole & Jae are living in a bubble of contented bliss but all the world and its issues are still around them: mainly the very much alive Sheila and Ben, who's dead but who's presence looms like an enormous cloud over Cole. It turns out that these first four books transpire in the space of a year and A LOT has happened. No wonder Cole is still reeling, more so because he is only now truly dealing with the scorched earth that was Ben and his actions. I loved how the case turned out, Cole being his own client; how even though Sheila had crossed the line of no return Cole couldn't completely set aside who she had been. Life and love are complicated and things will get messy with lines that blur and bleed.Overall issues were resolved in a satisfactory way and I feel that had the series ended here I would be happy imagining Cole & Jae living out their lives with less baggage and breathing a little easier. Getting comfortable in their new skins.On a side note I was happy to see the human side of O'Byrne. I like her.We'll see what the next books bring. I am a devoutly in the Cole McGinnis camp so it's a no brainer I'll be reading/listening to the continuing adventures which I'm guessing will delve deeper into Ben and his issues and perhaps Jae's family? ***[a:Greg Tremblay 8108759 Greg Tremblay https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1484561919p2/8108759.jpg] does a great job again creating a voice for Cole that worms into you and pulls out of his bag of tricks a whole host of distinct characters seemingly without effort. The man is auditory gold.***