04-15-2022, 10:29 AM
Final Appeal by Lisa Scottoline
Wait a second, Greg, didn't you dislike the first Scottoline book? Yes. Then why read another? Well, it was two books in one volume. I sort of felt compelled. Yes, life is too short to read bad books. And yet, here I am.
At least Final Appeal was so much better than Wherever Mary Went, right. Nope. Just as bad. But I finished it. I'm a closer. No steak knives for me.
The mysteries are dumb. When you get to the big reveal, all I could think was that is dumb. The motivation for the crime? Dumb. The plotting? Dumb. And yet, it won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Fiction. I think the only thing that was mildly interesting in the book was Antonin Scalia gets name checked because one of the law clerks desperately wants to go work for him. This need to be a Supreme Court Justice Law Clerk plays a big role in the story.
I still have one more Scottoline book in the TBR pile from the library. We'll see how desperate I get.
Wait a second, Greg, didn't you dislike the first Scottoline book? Yes. Then why read another? Well, it was two books in one volume. I sort of felt compelled. Yes, life is too short to read bad books. And yet, here I am.
At least Final Appeal was so much better than Wherever Mary Went, right. Nope. Just as bad. But I finished it. I'm a closer. No steak knives for me.
The mysteries are dumb. When you get to the big reveal, all I could think was that is dumb. The motivation for the crime? Dumb. The plotting? Dumb. And yet, it won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Fiction. I think the only thing that was mildly interesting in the book was Antonin Scalia gets name checked because one of the law clerks desperately wants to go work for him. This need to be a Supreme Court Justice Law Clerk plays a big role in the story.
I still have one more Scottoline book in the TBR pile from the library. We'll see how desperate I get.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm