Really enjoyed this well written book, for the characters and the puzzle they are trying to solve. Look forward to the next one ( )

Good second part of this series focusing on autistic Leonard. This time, she foils a larger plot, but the emphasis on how she deals with the world around her may start to get repetitive and tedious to some. ( )

I teetered on the edge of awarding 3½- instead of 4-★s, because I was a little disappointed that it was the same bad guy behind all the mystery. I relented because the story was definitely engaging, with the same interesting cast of characters as appeared in The Gauguin Connection. There was a little too much repetition in the initial chapters, perhaps designed to bring readers up to speed on the idiosyncratic personalities. These pieces of backstory were boring and for me, disruptive, until the author gets on with telling the new tale.

The main characters develop more telling personalities as their background and off-page adventures are revealed during the new exploits. The art thefts are different and have some interesting twists. The final suspense was not unexpected, but still an adventure. My greatest annoyance was that yet again, the original bad king-pin in the crime hierarchy escaped.

I'm somewhat lukewarm about entering into the 3rd novel in the series because I think it will be all about more of the same chase. Such prolonged resolution makes it a strung out chronicle. Does it smack of being a pot boiler? Estelle Ryan writes well, so I don't really believe she needs to fall down that particular rabbit hole. I'm hoping for closure on this particular sequence and that by the end of Book 3 (The Braque Connection), readers will see a new adventure unfolding. ( )

I'm in love. Can I please have a self-assured thief, art forger, and not-quite-spy fall in love with me and my autism-spectrum quirks? Because I may not be a genius full-on autistic but little ol' Aspie-inclined me could not be more in love with this romantic pairing, this adorable Scooby Gang, or this series of improbable yet satisfying mysteries. ( )

This one is fun, too - like the first one. But found my interest flagging in some parts. The mystery is quite convoluted and pieces of the puzzle come out gradually. Estelle Ryan's web site has clips from Genevieve's "head" music, the images of the paintings and background on Dante Alighieri:

http://estelleryan.com/the-dante-connection.html

I liked it enough to go on, eventually, to the third in the series. ( )