This book is pretty good. Not the best mystery I had read but interesting and intriguing. Hope someome enjoys it!

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This 10th V.I. Warshawski book is a collection of short stories. Some of the other characters and friends take more of a role in these stories.

In "Grace Notes", V.I. meets an Italian cousin that may want to meet family and may want something else. In "Pietro Andromache", Dr. Lotte Hershold, VI's old friend is accused of murder over an old, sentimental artifact. "At the Swimming Hole" has VI helping an old friend at a swim meet, where she witnesses a murder. In "The Takamoku Joseki" VI had to reason through a traditional game who murdered a Japanese-American neighbor. Although this is a very different format, Paretski does a good job of developing her stories in a quick manner. I still like the novel format best!

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It's a good read as usual. Each Chapter is another story which was a surprise. I can't wait to read the next.

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I was somewhat disappointed because this book is really a collection of stories. I recognised one from a previous book and was a little confused as to what I was reading. The stories are fine but I like the longer whole book story best.

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This 10th V.I. Warshawski book is a collection of short stories. Some of the other characters and friends take more of a role in these stories.

In "Grace Notes", V.I. meets an Italian cousin that may want to meet family and may want something else. In "Pietro Andromache", Dr. Lotte Hershold, VI's old friend is accused of murder over an old, sentimental artifact. "At the Swimming Hole" has VI helping an old friend at a swim meet, where she witnesses a murder. In "The Takamoku Joseki" VI had to reason through a traditional game who murdered a Japanese-American neighbor. Although this is a very different format, Paretski does a good job of developing her stories in a quick manner. I still like the novel format best!

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