SOMEONE ALWAYS KNOWS Sharon McCone, Book 34

This thirty-second book in the Sharon McCone series assumes one is familiar with the characters. There's no subtlety in the plot, characters, or narration. Laura Hicks reflects McCone's brash "in-your-face" attitude in her dealings with friends, clients, and strangers alike. She and her husband/business partner have finally re-established their home and private detective agency office after a fire uprooted them when her former partner, thought to be dead, appears to cause trouble. Hicks introduces a few glimpses of vulnerability at appropriate places but generally proceeds full-steam-ahead, leaving no doubt that McCone intends to take matters in hand. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2016]