The 9th Judgment

I was doing pretty good with this one. It kept me entertained. I wasn't rolling my eyes at every other sentence Lindsay spoke (this is one of those series where I like the supporting characters better than the main one). I was thrilled that the “B” mystery wasn't a nonsensical throw away. Even better - the A and B mystery were actually connected I was even ok with the 2 dimensional, not going anywhere cheesy Marcus Dowling thing.

And then I got to the end. grr. Authors- when you come to the end of the story. It's the end. Stop writing. There is absolutely no need to add to the story. Really, there isn't. If there is a loose end or two, wrap it up quickly or leave it for the next book in the series. Don't add all kinds of melodrama i.e. don't out of the blue put the love interest in perilous danger in the epilogue to pull them right back out of it 1 1/2 pages later. It's not dramatic. It's a cheap trick that only serves to irritate the reader.

I wish I'd stopped reading when the mysteries were solved, I'd have been happier. So...probably 3.25 stars but I'm rounding down on this one.