Rosalind Noonan

In a lot of ways this isn't my usual fare. Although I read a lot of crime fiction and mysteries I very rarely read one in which the main character isn't strong, fierce and badass. To be honest, I'm not sure I ever have before this.

Laura Mori is not my usual heroine. She wasn't particularly confident. She wasn't really capable of defending herself. She scared easy. She wasn't sarcastic. Or bitter. Or outspoken. And she was kind of naive. But I actually rather liked her. She wasn't any of the above things - but she was consistent and nice and determined to try to overcome her fears. She genuinely cared about the people involved in the case and wanted to do her best to help them - even when she was terrified.

The case itself wasn't thrilling. I wasn't eagerly anticipating the next page or overly surprised with any of the twists. But like Laura Mori, it was steady and consistent and it kept my attention. I'll definitely pick up the rest of the series.… (more)