A review by hcothran
Damage Control by Denise Hamilton

4.0

I was going to rate this three stars for most of the novel, because it was a pretty straightforward mystery, somewhat reminiscent of the TV show "Scandal" with the whole crisis management of politicians angle, but it was a little too floridly-written for my tastes. I just don't think real people talk the way a lot of the pople talk in this novel. Also, with all due respect to Ms. Hamilton, I don't give a shit about perfume other than it smells nice, and so every time her character went on and on about some scent or another I totally zoned out. But! Then I found the ending somewhat surprising, but believable, and I think she did a nice job of crossing all her t's and dotting her i's...in other words, the mystery's resolution made sense and tied up all the loose ends nicely, and I find that rare enough in a mystery that I went ahead and tossd her an extra star for it. What the hell, I was in a giving mood.