Goodnight, Irene

I really enjoy Burke's straight-forward writing style. She doesn't try to be fancy or literary, simply tells a good story well. Her characters are appealing and likable, but not perfect. And her mystery plot was top notch! Because it's been ten years since I first read this, I really didn't remember......more

I read the second in this series first and loved it so I went immediately back and caught up. Again, I’m asking how I missed this series because it really drew me in from the beginning and kept me wanting more. Can’t wait to continue the series.......more

3.5 I think this is a series I could get into. Decent mystery with a surprisingly high body count. The reveal felt a bit too much like an episode of Murder She Wrote, with the killer going through the how and why to great detail.......more

Great book. Read it first in high school, then another time about 7 years later... and this makes reading it a third time. Love the characters.......more

A re-read - I've had this series on my shelf (except the most recent two or three) for years because I really enjoyed it and thought I might re-read it someday, and finally, deciding I needed more space on that bookcase, I decided the time had come for a re-read of the series, and catching up with t......more