Margin of Error

I just hate it when authors try to create strong female characters and instead turn them into half-wits. This Britt person is supposed to be a hard-nosed crime reporter and she has all the instincts of a dead dog. Every time that Britt passed off some event as random or unconnected, I knew that the shit was about to hit the fan. And for a person who’s supposed to ferret out truth and is suspicious of people, she is too quick to pin all the misfortunes on the rabid stalker/fan, Stephanie.

Of course Stephanie is not behind the bad things that have been happening. It is Lance’s personal assistant/bodyguard. Right at the end he is killed and it put the suspect out of my head. Stephanie had been fed information on where Lance would be so show more she could obsessively follow him. Who was feeding her the information? The only one who continuously knew that kind of information was the now dead Niko. But was he really dead? Just when I thought that, he showed up and tried to kill Britt and Lance. Turns out that the studio that Lance previously worked for was in such financial straights that they saw Lance’s backlist as a goldmine. A goldmine if he was dead that is. show less

Hollywood actor Lance Westfell arrives in Miami for the shoot of a film in which he plays a reporter. To familiarize him with the profession, reporter Britt Montero is assigned to keep him company. A dangerous assignment as the actor is being stalked by a woman.

There was a lot going on in this story. There’s the stalker following Lance around. Then someone is trying to kill Lance. Then Lance and Britt get romantic. Britt also investigates a welfare mother accused of letting her baby starve. I thought there was too much going on, especially the romance between Lance and Britt. Just so-so for me.

Again, this was a repeat read that I didn't remember until at least half-way through. Still, I like her writing, and it was a nice summer diversion.

Either the author Buchanan, or the main character Britt Montero, is getting a bit too judgmental for my tastes. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep reading/listening to this series, partly because of this.
Erin Bennett narrates this uneven novel, where you're not really sure if it's over and done with, or not.
3 stars, not really recommended.

Wonderful!

Wonderful!

Preminger also starred and directed the stage play which ran highly successful seasons both on Broadway (264 performances) and the West Coast, so he was a natural for the movie version. Unfortunately, the play is extremely dated, unlike Mrs Luce's other huge stage success, The Women, which is still pointed and amusing even today. Admittedly, the plot is full of holes, and the police officers are ridiculously simple-minded. Production values? Cronjager's velvety photography to say the least