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The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship?

Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna

May 17, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

There are so many mystery series with a similar premise to Two Girls Down: Hardbitten private investigator teams up with disgraced former cop (also a PI) to solve a case the police can’t. That’s not to say I didn’t like Two Girls Down, because I did. This is mostly due to the two main characters, Alice Vega (hardbitten PI) and Max “Cap” Caplan (former cop). Alice is the kind of character who’s fun to read about, because she’s unpredictable (and a total badass). I liked […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: louisa luna, mystery, Two Girls Down

Ellesfena's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: louisa luna, mystery, Two Girls Down ·
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This One’s For the Girls

Two Girls Down by Louise Luna

April 3, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I don’t usually like mystery/thriller books that have to do with the disappearance and/or murder of children. It’s not for any principled reason; these books just usually make me uncomfortable. Perhaps because the trope of the missing/killed kid still fuels the 1980s paranoia about random strangers who just drive around and scoop up children. Or maybe because it’s just tired and exploitative. Either way, Louise Luna’s Two Girls Down, came highly recommended. It helps that it was written by a woman than a man. Not that […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Alice Vega, Louise Luna, mystery, thriller, Two Girls Down

Jake's CBR12 Review No:57 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Alice Vega, Louise Luna, mystery, thriller, Two Girls Down ·
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