rounded up from 4.5
Will definitely follow this series and other works by Mr. Levine. ( )

I tried hard. But, at a little passed the halfway point, I realized it was just a chore. I figured out what would happen, didn't care about the nuances, didn't care about the characters. So I quit. ( )

A pleasant and entertaining read. I liked the characters and the story line. I will definitely look for more by this author at my library. ( )

I nearly quit near the beginning, but I hate not finishing what I've started. The reader, Christopher Lane, is pretty good although, like most men, his voices for women are inauthentic. The book is much longer than necessary but the writing is pretty good, and there is quite a bit of humor that kept me going.

The initial dialogue and description of the primary characters left me cold. They carry on like high school kids. Solomon is sexist, arrogant, derisive, while the far smarter and better educated Lord acts like a immature, infatuated, schoolgirl who is sterotyped as a "sexy former figure skater" by the publisher. On top of this, she is engaged to be married to a millionaire nice guy who is devoted to growing and promulgating avocados. It carries on this way for a while, but eventually, I found myself enjoying it, despite myself. Gradually, Solomon's softer side is shown and proves to be endearing. His devotion and relationship with his brilliant nephew Bobby, whom he has adopted but who apparently suffers from Asperger syndrome if not autism, are heartwarming. The very qualities that make Solomon so irritating, including his lack of respect for authority, works to Bobby's advantage. In addition, his understanding of the law and knowledge of case history is far greater than he lets on. Lord on the other hand is portrayed as far more naive than one would expect from a woman with her background.

In any case, their relationship seems to take precedence over the mystery, which, like a Law and Order SVU episode, isn't so very hard to figure out. Of course, in the end, Solomon gets his man--and his woman. ( )

ebook. Writing wasn't bad, plot was too simple, you could write the ending of the book after reading the first few pages. So not bad, but I wouldn't read any others in the series. ( )