Book Reviews of Counterplay (Butch Karp/Marlene Ciampi, Bk 18)

I am a long time fan of Butch and Marlene These characters have the same names but they are not the same characters. In fact this book has such flat characters that it appears characterless. It is clear that when Michael Gruber left, so did the characters and writing we all loved. Whatever Mr. Tanenbaum did that caused Michael Gruber to move on, he should apologize and get him back, or end the series. I feel a little like the victim of a fraud by having had this book passed off as another in the Karp/Chiampi series.

A political murder mystery that includes the fall of Communism, the war in Chechnya and Afghanistan, and terroism. A book full of conspiracies that are built on actual historical events.