“Girl Most Likely” by Max Allan Collins (Thomas & Mercer)For a novel with a grisly murder in the short first chapter, Max Allan Collins’s new mystery, “Girl Most Likely,” gets off to a remarkably slow start. When the action finally picks up again with another murder, the reader senses it may not be the last. The plot revolves around a 10th reunion for the graduates of Galena High School. His story will prove satisfying to readers who stick with him through the slow windup. ——Bruce DeSilva , winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award, is the author of the Mulligan crime novels including “The Dread Line.”

Source: National Post April 01, 2019 15:11 UTC