3.26 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Murder Inn was interesting, I liked the convergence of the crimes but there was too much killing without trying alternatives.
Black and Blue was better. Nice to see the pieces come together but I wouldn't consider it a thriller.

mlorenzen38's review

3.5
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A complete waste of my time. No possibility of following the plot. Don't waste your time.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious slow-paced
adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3skeinneen's review

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

This book was actually two books.  The first was The Murder Inn, which was ok, not as good as other Patteron’s, but a fast and easy read.  The second book was Black &  Blue which I definitely enjoyed more.  There weren’t really any twists, but it seemed to have a better pace and hooked you faster in the beginning.  Like I said, both were typical Patterson’s, if you enjoy his books you’ll probably like this one. 
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No