Koryta advances his mystery well, too. This isn’t the tough guy private eye that Robert B. Parker writes about (and I absolutely love those books). Perry and Pritchard are more a nuts and bolts kind of team, playing everything by the numbers and realistically. There aren’t a lot of frantic car chases or gunfights, but somehow the story moves along well enough with twists and turns and discoveries that I didn't miss those things much.
I enjoyed playing wingman to Lincoln Perry as he narrates the story, and I paid attention to the details and clues. Koryta writes fairly and doesn’t hide things. I had most of it figured out by the end, though there was one reversal that I didn't see coming. But I have to admit, I didn't like the guy anyway so it was no really big surprise. Before the story is over, though, Perry and Pritchard end up face-to-face with one of the most cold-blooded Russian Mafia guys in Cleveland. And readers know those paths will have to cross again.
Thankfully, I picked up the next two paperback editions in the series. These are perfect beach reads and I’m looking forward to getting to know more about these two private eyes and their world.
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