I started reading this book years ago and got all the way to the last few chapters but never finished it. I found it again and decided to read it from the beginning because I knew the basic story but I wanted to refresh my memory of the details before I found out who stole to coin. By the time I got a little passed part where I had left off, the story started to get a little boring to me. The build of of the story was great though with all the mysteries, twists, and suspects, but the closer to the end it got, I found myself less interested in the unfolding story and more interested in just solving the crime. I just wanted to finish the book. I admit that it was well written and will have the reader guessing the whole way through, but I kind of had already guessed early on who really stole the coin. It was kind of predictable but I liked all the twists the story took you through and had you suspecting everyone. The one thing that I did not like was how Dunk wanted so badly to find the coin and clear her name but she refused to share ALL of the information she had with the detectives which could have helped solve the case sooner. But I guess that's just me thinking logically which she said she did not always do. Overall, even though it kept me coming back to find out what happened next, it was just an ok book for me.
This book was not at all what I expected. I’ve never read Lawrence Sanders, and based on the little bit that was on the back of the book I was expecting a more serious whodunit. What I got instead was funny and lighthearted and, most surprising, featured an interesting and endearing female lead character. I hope he’s written more books with Mary Lou Bateson in them, because I really liked her and related to her right away. I didn’t completely agree with the decision she makes at the end of the book, but I sort of understand it.
