I'm a big fan of this series. Obviously, since I just finished book 12. I love the characters, especially Charlie. I also like the way Ms Shelton has developed Charlie's character throughout the years. I get very wrapped up in these stories, to the point that, when I realized Rusty was gone, I actually had tears in my eyes. He was such an important part of Charlie's life, I felt for her. Felt that emptiness she talked about. I was very happy to see Freckles come along to fill that emptiness. This is a good story. Very different from the usual Charlie sleuthing adventures. The "but" in the title refers to an editing problem I came accross. Now, the following is a minor spoiler, so stop reading if you don't want to find out about a very minor error, but big enough for me to notice. First, when String steals the SUV from the motel parking lot, he has to hot wire the car. After that, every time the car stops, and even when Charlie escapes, KEYS to the car are mentioned. Where did the keys come from? So we mysteriously go from having to hot wire the car to having keys readily available. Also, the kidnappers had no idea who they had. Up until charlie's escape, they thought they had a famous TV/movie celebrity. Then, again mysteriously, the kidnappers manage to find out who Charlie is, where she works, and where she lives. She asks herself how this happened, but she has no answers and neither does the author. So the story ends and we never find out how or where the kidnappers got their information.
So, although I found these two mistakes just a bit annoying, since I expect better from Ms Shelton, I still thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to the next.
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