* Book 4 of the Crissa Stone series *
Crissa Stone is back and this time she's taken a job in my neck of the woods, in sunny Los Angeles,
they're
being driven from Vegas to the Port of Los Angeles. It's a piece of
cake job because Emile Cota himself is the one who hired her! Can't be
anything easier than robbin' a dude who's asking to get robbed right...?
Wrong. Dead wrong.
One of the things I've been a bit
worried about with this series is the potential to become repetitive and
boring. But Stroby has been able to keep it fairly fresh with each
installment. And this newest novel definitely feels more distinct, and a
bit more dangerous for our diligent heroine this time around. This one
feels more assured and you can feel the author really getting into the
groove of the series in his writing. I really appreciated how the
"villain" this time around turned out to not be as one-dimensional and
mustache-twirling as the previous ones have been. But I still want to
see the series really evolve more and not fall into the usual series
trap of not growing and not raising the stakes. Wallace Stroby, if
you're reading, what about maybe having Crissa, in her desperation to be
with jailed boyfriend Wayne, plan an epic breakout that might go
horribly wrong, or maybe have her do a job that becomes really personal,
like one that Wayne organizes or something? Something like that would
be awesome and really step things up in the future!
But
in the meantime, although the writing is as usual pretty straightforward and
workmanlike, mostly surface with no frills and no time for real
explorations of inner drama, this style really works with Crissa's
character. The series is full of exciting action and all the books are
quick, fun reads. And The Devil's Share might be the most satisfying and well-imagined book of the series.
GRADE: B+
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