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Originally Posted by CRussel
I think the series keeps improving from here, FWIW. And is, frankly, one of my favourites. Though it will be interesting to see how Hamilton handles the troubles in Hong Kong when the story line catches up to that time frame.
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Being judged by the start of a series, when even the author is still becoming comfortable with what they've created, is always a hazard. The last third did give me hope that things are likely to get better going forward. I am vaguely curious as to what he's likely to do with the main character - trying to make a debtor collector (especially one willing to go that extra mile) look good was always going to be a challenge. Sure the villains are undoubtedly villains, but a debt collector is still a debtor collector, no matter how well dressed.
Not sure why I should have trouble with her being a
debt collector forensic accountant, after all that's effectively just a private detective who specialises in collecting money (BIG money) instead of all the dodgy things PIs get up to. Maybe it's the whole Australia-land-of-the-convict thing
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