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Jul 19, 2011emerge rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
If Verdon ever turns to a life of crime, we're in trouble. He has the ability to come up with these complex, seemingly unsolvable crimes that seem to follow Sherlock Holmes adage that if you eliminate the possible, all that's left is the impossible. This is not an easy read but an absorbing one. Dave Gurney agrees to consult on another murder. He's having issues with adapting to his bucolic retirement, much to his wife's disapproval. Their relationship is the thing that is the real mystery. Opposites can attract but the only thing these two seem to share is the same house. By the end, Madeline comes around a bit to accepting that Dave will always be Dave & she may have to adjust her vision of what their life should be. Intricate plotting, thorough research into police procedure & forensics & lots of red herrings add to this examination of what makes us tick.