Third Degree : A Cassidy James Mystery Book

So here's the thing: so far I've read three books of Calloway's, all of them in this series. I haven't reviewed the previous ones because imo, the plots in these books are linear(so far). Meaning when I start a "Cassidy James" book, I may not know the plot, or the characters about to be introduced (hint hint) but I absolutely know what's going to happen.

Anyone who's about to read this book should absolutely read the previous two, even though the book may seem "standalone", the reader will benefit from the context especially when it comes to relationships.

I enjoyed these books, they were some of the lightest stuff I've read and I like that in books. Some of the characters are memorable, some not so much, but that's the way it is. The pacing is alright, I don't have anything to complain about there.

But... here's the other thing: there seems to be a 'try' at a plot twist here, I say try because imo that fails miserably. I saw the culprit the moment they were introduced, I'm not sure if that's done on purpose, or if it's -like I said- a failed attempt at a plot twist.

(Spoiler here, skip this paragraph if you haven't read): I also noticed that literally every criminal is someone introduced fairly recently, new guy in town, guy who we didn't see in the last book, that kind of stuff.

I'm about to start the fourth book in this series. Honestly, all this PI stuff is making me miss Micky from the Micky Knight series, I might read those at the same time and compare them.