Kindred Crimes

This is my first foray into the Jeri Howard mystery books. Even though Kindred Crimes was written nearly 30 years ago, it doesn't feel as dated as I'd expected.

The plot is solid, with a decent number of clues and suspicious characters to speculate about. I don't know the geographic area, and I occasionally got caught out by something/someone being easier or more difficult to visit (in terms of travel effort/time) than I'd thought on first impression.

The unmasking of the villain wasn't a huge surprise, but I enjoyed seeing how the pieces of evidence fitted into place. I'm not convinced the romance aspect added anything. This might be because I was more interested in putting the clues together than the people-as-people. This isn't a book show more where I feel compelled to read the sequel to find out what happens to the characters next.

Overall, a quick enjoyable read. I might check out the next book. show less

Picked this up hoping for a hard-boiled detective that was female. While she does get a physical beating the dialogue isn't quite sharp enough for me to call her 'hard-boiled'. It was enjoyable, but the plot was very predictable and I didn't get involved with her character enough to hunt for more in the series. I would read one if it fell into my lap, mind you, but I am not going to hunt them down.

I could not put this book down. Fast-paced action with complex characters. So many twists and turns in the story with everything gelling with a stunning ending. For mystery fans a must read!

Renee Foster,according to her husband had no family and no friends so where has she disappeared to. So can Jeri Howard, P.I. find her. And who is Renee Foster.
An enjoyable, well-written mystery though I did work out the twist. I shall look out for the next in the series.

set in Oakland, pretty good. Brother confesses to save sister