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Dead Famous by Carol O'Connell
3.0
It's a problem for authors when they write really phenomenal books: sometimes, other books they write are simply good, and that can feel disappointing.
This is a decent installation of the Mallory series, which is good, but it's just not as good as others in the series, such as [b:The Chalk Girl|10856198|The Chalk Girl (Kathleen Mallory, #10)|Carol O'Connell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331237667s/10856198.jpg|15497929] or [b:Shell Game|434021|Shell Game (Kathleen Mallory, #5)|Carol O'Connell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1326499506s/434021.jpg|699598]. The central mystery is good and chewy and makes you think about free speech, the FCC and social media. It has a fascinating and complex heroine.
And it also features a wounded and lovelorn Riker, which I'm not a fan of, and there's far too little Mallory. Everyone shows up like clockwork, which is nice, but... not great. But the other thing about authors who write really phenomenal books is that even good keeps you reading.
This is a decent installation of the Mallory series, which is good, but it's just not as good as others in the series, such as [b:The Chalk Girl|10856198|The Chalk Girl (Kathleen Mallory, #10)|Carol O'Connell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331237667s/10856198.jpg|15497929] or [b:Shell Game|434021|Shell Game (Kathleen Mallory, #5)|Carol O'Connell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1326499506s/434021.jpg|699598]. The central mystery is good and chewy and makes you think about free speech, the FCC and social media. It has a fascinating and complex heroine.
And it also features a wounded and lovelorn Riker, which I'm not a fan of, and there's far too little Mallory. Everyone shows up like clockwork, which is nice, but... not great. But the other thing about authors who write really phenomenal books is that even good keeps you reading.