Present Danger

2.5 stars
I had trouble getting into the story and keeping straight the plethora of characters. It felt like I was constantly being distracted from one thing to see what another character was doing “Here, look over here” style, and that made it hard to stay focused. Also, the length is too short for the scope of the crime, which resulted in too much telling and not the amount of showing I prefer; so the tale stayed a bit distant and formulaic.

I loved the big twist near the end and would have liked a little more time to see that relationship developed rather than just “they are working through it” and dismissed out of hand.

I'll still read the next in the series to see if it's a little better balanced in terms of pacing and number of characters.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required. This review is based off a finished paperback copy I own.