A review by clearlye
Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery by Dean Wesley Smith

2.0

A lighthearted quick novella that leaves a fair bit to be desired. The romance which takes up a significant portion of the book is pretty poorly executed and suffers from a lot of telling us how close the two mains are getting rather than showing any real connection or spark between them. The mystery crime plot is entertaining but just not believable. Our female lead character is an ex cop who's ex husband was murdered 22 years ago and we're meant to believe its been bugging her for all these years but she never tried investigating it herself? Or even bother helping the original initial investigation? Our male lead character had this murder as his first case, apparently tried working it for a whole year, but never bothered interviewing her? And that's just the start. Love the idea of retired detectives following up cold cases and the series definitely has potential I just wish it had been a bit more realistic.