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Title: In the mostly great VI series, this sticks out as a stinker
Review: Our heroine must be suffering from depression. Paretsky has replaced our witty fun detective with a morose whiny dud who takes herself way to seriously. Add to that a plot that is too hokey and characters that just aren't believable and you start to wonder if you're reading a VI book at all. I found the depiction of the womans prison painfully childish and the ending predictable and anticlimactic. I'd say borrow this book from the library if your a die hard fan and must read it but don't waste your money on buying it.
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