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Together they uncover an elaborate plot for murder that is totally unlike Monk's MO and Monk doesn't work with partners, so who is the mysterious woman? Choices that seemed to make sense led one down dead-end paths replete with opium prisons, horrific bird cages, and grisly deaths. Overall: that novella I’ve devoured in two hours definitely reminded me of my love and dedication to the series! Secondly, is literally every one of Garwood’s heroines going to question if she’s turning into a slut because she occasionally experiences hormones?
The pacing also affects the romance in this novel, as Avery and John Paul don’t even meet until page 126, and from there the reader gets to see them together for all of seven days, three of which take place on a three-day road trip that lasts four pages.Enter handsome ex-FBI agent John Paul, (the real hero ~ and saving grace of this book~) tried herding the headstrong Avery away from certain calamity. So you can read this first, get a taster for some of the characters and go into the series without spoilers. It was still light outside, although there was a strange pink-gray glow as heavy clouds rolled in to claim the evening.
The thing he wants more than anything is to find Monk a paid assassin (who was also introduced in Mercy), he has a personal vendetta and he’s determined catch him by following a lead to a posh spa in Colorado. A deliberate intervention written in direct and accessible prose, building and nurturing the community it addresses. On Page 385 John Paul tells Avery that she’s “showing too much skin,” despite wearing sneakers, a t-shirt, and shorts, because his male friend will see her and hit on her.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. Every other word out of her mouth was meant to show that she didn’t enjoy participating in “girly” activities, but in fact preferred running with the guys.