{I've Been Reading} 18 Caliber

I absolutely love the Maizie Albright Star Detective Mysteries by Larissa Reinhart, so it's no surprise that I was thrilled with 18 Caliber, the latest book in the series. If you haven't read them yet (or haven't seen me gushing about them here on the blog) Maizie is a former child star trying to become a real life private detective. She's moved from California to Georgia and is currently living with her father who made his fortune selling deer pee scented hunting gear, and working with her mentor, Nash. In a couple of years, if Maizie sticks to the terms of her probation, she'll have her own license.

Maizie and Nash are still working for Maizie's overbearing mother, Vicki, who bought Nash's agency in a previous book. There's a bullet in the doorway of Vicki's mansion, which is full of guests and never has the expensive alarms turned on. A kung fu coach has gone missing but Vicki refuses to let them involve the police.  Oh, and Maizie is jealous of her mother's new fish. That makes total sense considering that Vicki seems fonder of  the animal than she is of her own daughter.

In addition to the mystery, this book focuses more than usual on Maizie and Nash's relationship and where it might be going. Their chemistry is so great that I'd happily read a book about just the two of them. 

Disclosure, because the FTC requires them and even if they didn't I'd be up front about things. Larissa sent me an advance review copy.