Alice Vega doesn't always play by the rules. She's a strong-willed, no-nonsense private investigator that specializes in finding people and is brought in to assist local police department and FBI when the bodies of two young women are found. Neither of these "Janes" have identification and no one has filed missing persons reports for them. Even worse, local PD and FBI are concerned about the possibility of human trafficking. Between Vega and her partner Max "Cap" Caplan, they begin to uncover just how deep and troubling this case is, and nothing will stop them from finding the truth,
I want to begin by saying I had no idea this book was part of a sequel. I read the entire book and still had no idea. Granted, I found it strange that the author didn't elaborate when references, I now know to be from the previous book, were mentioned, but I didn't find it necessary either because I was too captivated by the story of The Janes. In general, I found the characters to be a bit stereotypical however, I don't find that to necessarily be a bad thing. Alice Vega is a great character with complexities that I really enjoyed. The story is an interesting one that really highlights issues that are currently occurring in our country. Overall, I was entertained by The Janes and I really admire the author writing it in such a way that I didn't need to read the first book (Two Girls Down) to appreciate this one.
I want to begin by saying I had no idea this book was part of a sequel. I read the entire book and still had no idea. Granted, I found it strange that the author didn't elaborate when references, I now know to be from the previous book, were mentioned, but I didn't find it necessary either because I was too captivated by the story of The Janes. In general, I found the characters to be a bit stereotypical however, I don't find that to necessarily be a bad thing. Alice Vega is a great character with complexities that I really enjoyed. The story is an interesting one that really highlights issues that are currently occurring in our country. Overall, I was entertained by The Janes and I really admire the author writing it in such a way that I didn't need to read the first book (Two Girls Down) to appreciate this one.