Another good installment in this series, in which Russell and Holmes go to the Riviera. ( )

Entertaining light read. ( )

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Laurie R. King - Riviera Gold: Utterly sun-drenched, as well as a good mystery to boot. (Dunno what they’re thinking with these new covers, ugh.) #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews ( )

This series has generally been reliable, the kind you can turn to when you need to relax, refresh, and be entertained. That said, I have found it occasionally uneven; IMO King sort of lost her way with [b:Pirate King|9970915|Pirate King (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #11)|Laurie R. King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553707431l/9970915._SY75_.jpg|14865137] and it didn't really get back on track until [b:Dreaming Spies|22318363|Dreaming Spies (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #13)|Laurie R. King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1401917932l/22318363._SX50_.jpg|41111194].

[b:Riviera Gold|52062913|Riviera Gold (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #16)|Laurie R. King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571752359l/52062913._SY75_.jpg|73454161] is similar to its immediate predecessor, [b:Island of the Mad|36296239|Island of the Mad (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #15)|Laurie R. King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1513356361l/36296239._SY75_.jpg|57962514], in that the action takes place in a Mediterranean holiday venue for the Jazz Age elite, but it lacks some of the sparkle that permeated Island. I suppose that is to be expected - a plot involving Cole Porter, Elsa Maxwell and the Italian Blackshirts would be hard to match.

Still, it was hardly a slog and served well to distract me from recent fascinating, though stress-inducing, reads. As always, Jenny Sterlin was an outstanding narrator. ( )

This is a favorite series of mine. I usually don't buy many books. Mostly because I have so many unread ones. But this one I ordered since I have ALL the books in the series and I must have them all muahaha...

Storywise, not the best one the series. Not bad, I loved all the cameos from famous people and I adore Russell, Holmes, and Mrs. Hudson, and I enjoy once again stepping into their world. And it's so good written. It's just not as fabulous as some of the previous books. I did, however, feel that the last 1/3 of the book was a bit more interesting. It could be because things really started to happen by then... ( )