A review by susanatwestofmars
Death of Riley by Rhys Bowen
4.0
I can't remember when I read the first book in this series, but man, I'm sorry I waited so long to read this one. I won't wait this long for the third book, that's for sure.
Bowen brings a real verve to this series, with a fun heroine in Molly and fantastic supporting characters in Gus and Sid. I can't wait to watch them develop and hope they won't wear out their welcome like Seamus and his kids did. It's not that they wore out their welcome so much as they ran out of useable plot. I couldn't see how any of that situation was going to advance the storylines.
But Gus and Sid open so many possibilities, and even make us check our thinking about Molly and her prospects. Will she wind up with Daniel? Is he even being honest? Will we see more of Miss Van Woekem (Oh, I hope so)?
The thing I guess I'm least excited about is Molly's career as a private eye. I think I need to see her develop some skills and doubt herself a tiny bit less. She needs to come into herself still.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
Bowen brings a real verve to this series, with a fun heroine in Molly and fantastic supporting characters in Gus and Sid. I can't wait to watch them develop and hope they won't wear out their welcome like Seamus and his kids did. It's not that they wore out their welcome so much as they ran out of useable plot. I couldn't see how any of that situation was going to advance the storylines.
But Gus and Sid open so many possibilities, and even make us check our thinking about Molly and her prospects. Will she wind up with Daniel? Is he even being honest? Will we see more of Miss Van Woekem (Oh, I hope so)?
The thing I guess I'm least excited about is Molly's career as a private eye. I think I need to see her develop some skills and doubt herself a tiny bit less. She needs to come into herself still.
Can't wait to see what happens next.