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Title: I am a loyal fan of Ann's, but................
Review: I found this book to be unspectacular. Usually I devour her stories in 2 to 3 days, but I put this one aside for a week, and when I resumed reading I had to force myself to plough through it. Some of the cases described within are no more dramatic than a Saturday night drunken brawl in a sleazy bar. Where is her usual saga of suspense, intrigue, and pathos, all of which are noteably absent here? Accused by some of writing repetitively, this book is the opposite - veering away from the descriptive details contained in her other excellent works, details which are engrossing and interesting and suscitate the eternal "Why" queries that accompany the pondering of criminal behaviour. However, in this instance, the only "Why" question you will ask will be this - "Why did I buy this book?"
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