I'll continue the series ( )

This book was recommended to me by a friend. I got to admit, I'm not a fan of thrillers. They are exciting and interesting to read but after finishing I always get a feeling of dissatisfaction. I guess I could say the same with "Dear Irene". It was exciting for sure but unfulfilling at the end unlike Cormoran Strike's series. ( )

This is the third installment of the on-going mystery series by author Jan Burke . We follow the adventures of Southern California reporter Irene Kelly as she solves murders and tracks down criminals, assisted by her boyfriend, police detective Frank Harriman.

In Dear Irene, she is dealing with a crack-pot who calls himself “Thanatos” and seems obsessed with her, sending her letters based on mythology that are giving her clues about a series of murders. His letters seem to imply that if she is quick enough and puts the clues together she could perhaps save the next victim. All the while he appears to be drawing closer and closer to her.

On the surface these books sound like many others but the writing of Jan Burke, I believe, puts them in a different class, each book is better than the last one. Both well crafted and witty, these books are hard to put down. I enjoyed Dear Irene and I am looking forward to the next Irene Kelly Mystery. ( )

One of the Irene Kelly mysteries, using classical references to form a puzzle for our intrepid detectives. ( )

Irene Kelley #3 ( )