Evanovich and another formulaic novel with a new co-writer. For the male lead think Diesel crossed with Nick Fox. Super easy read and thankfully way less product placement than the recent numbers series.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Emerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little-to-no sense of social etiquette. Good thing he's also brilliant, rich and (some people might say) handsome.
Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard. Her assertive (some people might say aggressive) spitfire attitude has helped land a dream job at Blane-Grunwald bank. At least, Riley Moon thinks it's her dream job until she is given her first assignment: babysitting Emerson Knight.
An inquiry about missing Knight money leads to a missing man, missing gold and a life-and-death race across the country. Through the streets of Washington D.C., and down into the underground vault of the Federal Reserve in New York City, an evil plan is exposed. A plan so sinister that only a megalomaniac could think it up, and only the unlikely duo of the irrepressibly charming Emerson Knight and the tenacious Riley Moon could hope to stop it...

This is difficult - as much as I want to praise Evanovich for branching out from Stephanie Plum and trying her hand at other characters and series, this just isn't that great a book - certainly not one worth any serious praise...

The problem is, for me, that it is a "good" book. If there is a list of things that crime/mystery novels need to do in every story, then this one would tick all the boxes. But what it seems to be missing, and I don't know how to say this any better, is heart. It feels like it is missing any real connection with the characters - yes, I understand it is only the first in the series - but I think with so much talent out there, authors really need to find that great hook to stand out. This feels more like a vanity book for a very talented and successful author.

And that is very sad.


Paul
ARH

Another good book by Janet Evanovich. Easy to read, full of humour and an imaginative plot.

While this is not my favourite book by Janet Evanovich. Too much like Indian Jones, but non the less I would still read this series because she is a brilliant writer. Thank you.