Wolf in the Shadows, by Marcia Muller
Aug. 6th, 2010 12:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shannon_aOf all of the detective novels that I've started reading over the last few years, the Sharon McCone mysteries remain my favorites. She combines fair & interesting mystery crafting with great characterization and wonderful local feel.
This one was about McCone's latest love interest going missing. The initial investigation as McCone tracks him down through San Diego was one of those mysteries that was so well laid out that it made me want to base an RPG adventure on it. It was really nice seeing the pieces come together by book end.
The San Diego (and later) Mexico background was all presented extremely well. I truly feel like I know a lot more about the area from having read this fictional account.
I also found it interesting that this book felt very much like a transition novel, with McCone left with a few options for where her life could go at book's end. Coincidentally one of the other books that I recently read, Phoenix by Steven Brust, had the exact same messaging. In both series, I'll look forward to where they go next.
This one was about McCone's latest love interest going missing. The initial investigation as McCone tracks him down through San Diego was one of those mysteries that was so well laid out that it made me want to base an RPG adventure on it. It was really nice seeing the pieces come together by book end.
The San Diego (and later) Mexico background was all presented extremely well. I truly feel like I know a lot more about the area from having read this fictional account.
I also found it interesting that this book felt very much like a transition novel, with McCone left with a few options for where her life could go at book's end. Coincidentally one of the other books that I recently read, Phoenix by Steven Brust, had the exact same messaging. In both series, I'll look forward to where they go next.