jjares reviewed on 7/4/2020 + 3266 more book reviews

This is the third book of the Britt Montero series but I thought it really lacked the previous books' momentum. I simply didn't buy a reporter getting so involved in a teen's life, as this book portrayed. I have multiple members of my family who have been reporters and that behavior would have not been tolerated. Britt also has more autonomy in what she writes about than is normal in a major newspaper hierarchy.

The story starts with a very interesting story about the hit-and-run of a young woman and her two children by teen carjackers. Then, Britt helps Trish Tierney to get a job as a reporter at the same newspaper where she works. Before long, Trish is scooping Britt's stories (on her own beat). Much of the book is about Britt working her contacts in the Miami police (especially Det. Bill Rakestraw) to catch a ring of juveniles who are responsible for massive numbers of car thefts.

I don't know if the author overstated the crime in Miami or was telling the straight story. But Miami comes across as a horrible place to live. Frankly, after reading these three books, I have absolutely no interest in visiting Miami. It seems to be a particularly lawless area of the country.

Britt Montero
1. Contents Under Pressure (1992)
2. Miami, It's Murder(1994)
**3. Suitable for Framing (1995)

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