I've always found this series to be interesting, highly detailed, suspenseful, and informative as to the regions of Lake Tahoe and Carmel. Since I've been to both places several times, it's fun to be able to actually picture some of the areas. This book was no different in those respects and I like the main characters and their development (Nina, Paul, Bob, Sandy). It's well worth reading and I will definitely continue with the series. This particular book had a few disappointments to it, however. The new characters (people on Siesta Court)were not fully developed and I never felt like I got to know any of them. Sometimes, there is a bit too much legal detail. The story moved more slowly than those of the Nina Reilly series usually do. And, finally, for a book of over 400 pages with lots of detail, the ending wrapped up too quickly as though it was an afterthought and not well plotted like the rest of the book. I don't mean these comments to be serious criticisms of this book, overall I love the series.
What do You think about Presumption Of Death (2004)?
#9 in the Nina Reilly series.Nina Reilly series - Staying with her lover, investigator Paul van Wagoner, in his Carmel Valley condo while she reexamines her life after traumatic events, Unfit to Practice (2002), dislodged her from her South Lake Tahoe home and office, Reilly is torn between Paul's obvious sexual appeal and his irksome urging for some form of long-term commitment. Then the 21-year-old Native American son of Nina's former secretary, Sandy Whitefeather, winds up in the middle of a murder and arson investigation, and Nina and Paul barely have a moment free for cuddling or bickering.
—Ed
I tried to listen to it and only survived about four hours. Tedious, trite and boring are the best words I can use to describe it. I was hopeful that I had found a new author to enjoy, but that is far from the case.
—Pygmy
