Rest in Pink

2.5 stars. Jennifer Crusie seems to have given the reins of this trilogy to Bob Mayer, so our cop hero Vince Cooper gets a lot more page time than heroine Liz Danger. Vince is busy beating up and shooting bad guys, with occasional flashbacks to his service overseas as an Army Ranger. Meanwhile, Liz.....gets to act like a mom to a seven year old? And occasionally try to ghostwrite the memoir of the rich, infamous Anemone Patterson, whose true interests lie elsewhere. There are a few sweet scenes between Liz and Vince as their relationship deepens, but they're not enough to compensate for the numerous descriptions of Vince arming himself and talking tough before a bad guy showdown. Maybe the final book will end the series on a strong note, but I'm not betting on it.