V is for Vengeance

BOTTOM-LINE: More characters, less Kinsey, but it works. . PLOT OR PREMISE: Fantastic opening -- a gambler who hits a run of bad luck, and a loan shark who collects from his losing client pretty aggressively. Oh, and Kinsey apparently has two black eyes from trying to catch a shoplifter? . WHAT I LIKED: There is a LOT going on, with lots of characters running around, almost all of them obsessed with money. Angry cops, mobsters, gold diggers, cheating spouses, lock pickers, blackmailers, informants…it's complicated. . WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The story jumps around a LOT from person to person, and so it doesn't feel like a Kinsey story for good parts of the book, but it's not egregious. . DISCLOSURE: I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.

As usual, a fun ride, good read, at times - edge of my seat anticipation of how scenes would play out. I hate that soon the alphabet will be fresh out of letters!

I liked how the action shifted to the perspectives of each of the major players. I also liked how everything with Dante resolved itself (no spoiler alert here)!