Spoiler Discussion (July 2018) Value Read - The Pick, The Spade and The Crow, by Bill Rogers

[AngryGreyCat]

I finished this one and I will say that for me it got better after the 50% or so mark. I liked the character of Joanne and thought the whole Mason connection was interesting.

The beginning was weak with the approach of setting up the team and the investigation. I also felt that it seemed like there is no real "team" approach to the crime solving and I am still unclear as to what most of the team is doing when Joanne is out investigating.

[AngryGreyCat]

Yes, It does seem odd that she is out alone all the time, I thought more the Lone Ranger than Supercop though :). It definitely had potential to a much better read than it was with the plot ideas, the mason, the crime unit, etc. Like I said I am still unclear as to what the "unit" does. In many regular procedurals that I read, you will have scenes that the team meets daily or every other day and goes over everything they have so far and then assigns out tasks to the team members. The Vera TV show shows this all the time.