I got frequently distracted during this book by the strange digressions the narrator would take about random topics. They might have been valuable to the plot or maybe provided some insight, but they weren't action, they were just discussions of the history of the Texas correctional system, or something of the like. The author also had a tendency to allude to something chapters before she would explain it, but in a way that made me think I had missed something. Specifically, there was a moment where the narrator said, "I chose not to tell him about the letter I got two weeks ago..." and I went back to re-read a few chapters to see what letter, because I must have forgotten about it if she was talking about it that way. No, she just hadn't told us what it was yet, that came a few chapters after. I had already given up hope and assumed it had happened in another book in the series (not realizing this was the first, it didn't feel like the first in a series but the second or third).The storyline was interesting enough, and the characters were good. I liked that Poppy was a different kind of heroine, she certainly didn't come across like most women in mystery novels, and that was a welcome change. I'll try the next book in the series.
Every now and then a book really surprises me. Since I wasn't keen on the book title nor the cover, I hesitated before reading this one, but because the advanced reading copy was next in the TBR pile, I decided to see what it was about. The first thing that I have to say about this novel is don't prejudge this book. Inside you'll meet one funny, if not brash, FBI agent who has a very serious thing about making sure no one is the victim of injustice.Read my full review here: http://mostlyfiction.com/sleuths/tiro...
