Slow Burn

This entry in the Leo Waterman series is interesting and has the usual homeless gang acting as his detectives, but it has a major problem: too many characters to keep separate in your mind. Steakhouse rivals over a prize bull is the basic plot, but Ford makes it too difficult to properly follow. Rec......more

The story has far too many characters, all similar and engaged in similar businesses and shenanigans. After they were interviewed the first time, I could no longer keep track of who was who. Finally I just went along for the ride and enjoyed the story. It is an enjoyable story.......more

Good, but too many characters/names I like Ford's Waterman series, for the most part. The only things I dislike are his habit of randomly referring to a character by his/her surname when he typically uses the first name--in a book like this, with dozens of characters, it's nearly impossible to keep t......more

#4 in the Leo Waterman series. Leo Waterman, Seattle PI, and his street people friends are engaged to track the movements of the principals of two warring steakhouse businesses. What starts off as a publicity stunt involving the barbecuing of a prize bull turns more serious when murder is involved.......more

if you love gritty Seattle, this is a fun read!......more