A review by nglofile
Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft

2.0

Reviewed as one of the strongest crime debuts of 2013, and in that light, boy, does it disappoint. It starts well but soon is exposed as riddled with cliché and plot developments which alternate between telegraphed and contrived. I especially take offense at the favorable comparisons to Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, a character known for methodical investigations and real deduction. Fina just keeps getting beat up and then lucks into revelations.

audiobook note: Rebecca Soler offers a serviceable performance, though more that of an amateur with good instinct and some degree of raw talent rather than that of a nuanced professional. The reading isn't poor; it just doesn't do much to enhance the text.