4.5 upped to 5
Another well written and well plotted mystery featuring the journalist Allie Burns. Ten years later Allie is older, a more experienced journalist and is living in a different world where a lot is going on and things are changing.
The Wall of Berlin is going to fall, the AIDS is killing and is seen as the gay virus.
Val McDermind bring back memories of those years, music included, and mix mystery and historical facts. The mix works and the plot is twisty, dark, and gripping.
I was surprised by the twists, enjoyed the lighter moments, and was happy things changed as the sexism and homophobia were rampant at the end of the 80s
Loved it, can't wait for the next story
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine