Dead Land
Sara Paretsky
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Dead Land
Sara Paretsky
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
... [a] series bar-raiser.
Paretsky packs a lot into each new adventure and though this installment is a multilayered story, it moves at a swift and poppy pace. There are times when Warshawski’s escapades are a bit unbelievable—the trap she sets for the antagonists is highly implausible—but new readers should not look for logic; they should enjoy the fun of solving the mystery and rooting for Warshawski to bring down the bad guys.
As usual, Paretsky (Shell Game, 2018, etc.) is less interested in identifying whodunit than in uncovering a monstrous web of evil, and this web is one of her densest and most finely woven ever. So fierce, ambitious, and far-reaching that it makes most other mysteries seem like so many petit fours..
Never mind that the plot occasionally becomes mired in repetitious action. Warshawski’s spirit and strength still shine..