Depth of Field is the third in Michael Blair's "Granville Island Mystery" series, set in that part of Vancouver, B.C. Commercial photographer Tom McCall is having a very busy time of it - not only is he in the process of moving his photography studio, but he has several clients who all want to meet with him at the same time. Therefore he sends his partner Bobbi to handle one commission, a simple request to photograph a boat in order to show it to a prospective buyer; but before the evening is out, Bobbi is fished out of Fish Creek, badly beaten, more than half-drowned, and in a coma. When Tom learns that the client is not who she claimed to be, he decides that he owes it to Bobbi to find her attacker, even if it means running afoul of the police investigation.... I enjoyed Overexposed, one of the previous books in this series, and so was pleased when I ran across this sequel, but for some reason the wonderful Vancouver setting just wasn't enough for me this time around. Maybe it was the fact that out of the three dozen or so times that Tom fetches himself a beer, only once is that beer not identified as a Granville Island Lager; maybe it was the fact that his first reaction with regard to every single woman he meets in the course of the story is to rate her attractiveness and to list her physical attributes; maybe it was just that there were a few too many "colourful characters" populating the marina community where he lives. I also didn't find the mystery terribly compelling - the bad guys are obvious because they all look sleazy or ferret-like (apologies to the mammal), and the surprise "reveal" at the end is only a surprise if you live in a very circumscribed world. I won't be looking for more of this author's work; a pity, because I liked the earlier book and I love Vancouver. Guess I'll just have to get my Vancouver fix by moving there.... ( )