I think perhaps this is the final book I’ll be reading in this series.
Not that it’s bad or anything — it’s got some fun characters and scenes, but it’s mostly just kinda plodding. It’s a seemingly interminable series of conversations, and while we constantly learn new stuff about the mystery, it’s just not very exciting.
And while some of the earlier books were pleasantly absurd, this is more like “er, that doesn’t make sense, does it?” Which is very different.
But I don’t know. Spending this evening with this book has been pleasant and not annoying in any way, so perhaps I’ll give the next one a go, too. Finding mysteries that aren’t annoying isn’t easy.
Chain of Fools (2023) by Richard Stevenson (buy new, buy used, 3.85 on Goodreads)