Desert Run

In this Lena Jones PI series, Lena is involved in trying to figure out who killed a despised, brutal German man who was part of a documentary on a German POW camp in Arizona where a number of the POWs escaped in 1944. While they were at large, a family in the area was murdered except for the son who wasn't home at the time. Although suspected, the Germans and the son were found to be innocent. Back in the present day, Lena has her hands full trying to uncover what really happened in 1944 and how it reveals who the killer is today.

Although the story was uneven, a bit complicated, and there was too much explaining at the end, I still enjoy following Lena Jones on her investigations. She's feisty and smart but has a lot of difficulty when show more it comes to getting close to someone. It was also interesting that the story was based on a real POW camp in Arizona where some prisoners had escaped but didn't harm anyone. show less

I guess I just really like books where the mystery has roots in the past; this one has its genesis in World War II and the POW camps in the US. So far it's my favorite of Betty Webb's books, but I still need to read [b:Desert Cut|2345916|Desert Cut A Lena Jones Mystery (Lena Jones)|Betty Webb|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S3MC8VxML._SL75_.jpg|2352626].

The fourth in Betty Webb's Lena Jones series is loosely based on events near WW II-era German POW Camp Papago close to Phoenix. Webb is evolving more complexity into Lena's character, and I like that she does the unexpected. This series is beginning to evoke similar elements of Cara Black's Aimee Luduc series, set in Paris.