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A review by thebeardedpoet
Upon A Dark Night by Peter Lovesey
5.0
There's a woman who has lost her long-term memory. A smiling man attempts to abduct her, but her friend Ada rescues her. Shortly after a supposed family member turns up to claim her. And then she vanishes. About the same time, the local police are investigating two suicides, but Peter Diamond realizes they are actually murders. I can't say more without spoiling it.
Everything in this mystery works well. The police investigation is suspenseful. There's some good comic relief especially from Ada Shaftsbury, a woman under the care of Social Services who has a shoplifting problem. What's really fascinating about Ada is that she is a brilliant amateur detective. What's maddening about Ada is that she speaks aggressively to authority figures and has no niceties. Although she was a supporting character, she's the most memorable.
Everything in this mystery works well. The police investigation is suspenseful. There's some good comic relief especially from Ada Shaftsbury, a woman under the care of Social Services who has a shoplifting problem. What's really fascinating about Ada is that she is a brilliant amateur detective. What's maddening about Ada is that she speaks aggressively to authority figures and has no niceties. Although she was a supporting character, she's the most memorable.