No Good Deeds by Laura LippmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lloyd Jupiter is a 16-year-old con man (boy??) who surreptitiously slashes Crow's tire during a late March snowstorm, and then offers to fix it for him. Feeling sorry for him, Crow brings him home, feeds him and offers him a bed for the night. Things get really complicated when he unwittingly has information about a federal prosecutor who was murdered months before. Both Tess and Crow are involved with this case - deep! It's a wild, fast-paced ride until the conclusion.
It's been a couple of years since I read the last Tess Monaghan book (#8 - By a Spider's Thread), and it's nice to get back to a familiar character again. I enjoyed the fact that a good portion of the book was told from Crow's point of view. I also appreciate the sense of place with details about Baltimore - the good and the bad. And Tess's best friend Whitney always provides comic relief. Looking forward to #10 - Another Thing to Fall.
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