Subjectivism, intelligibility and economic understanding Book

For the first part of H is for Homicide I was applauding the author for changing her normal pattern. After all, eight books into the series a little change would be refreshing I thought.

By the middle of the book I was constantly checking that this was indeed Kinsey Millhone I was reading about and not Vic Warshawski. I often find similarities between these two characters but Kinsey is normally never as rash or as careless of her own safety. Going undercover without a wire or any other immediate support was just dumb even for a character in a book.

The biggest problem though was that she then stayed undercover and despite lots of violence and antisocial behaviour between various parties the story did not progress. I got bored although I perked up again at the end which was unbelievably sudden and totally surprising. Maybe that was the author's plan - to lull the reader into a sense of apathy and then stun them with an amazing twist in the very last paragraph.

I was suitably stunned and will look forward to the next book.