Driving Lessons : Sounds Like Murder, Volume III

Rating:
Summary: Driving in Neutral
Review: This, the first of a proposed series of novellas published in hardcover by Otto Penzler, is a noble experiment, but this was a poor choice with which to kick off the series. The story originally appeared as a book-on-tape and maybe it is better heard than read. This is Ed McBain coasting. There is little to recommend about this effort. McBain's writing appears to be strained and neither the story or he pacing is compelling. If you want to have a taste of this author, you'd be better off reading almost any of his 87th Precinct series, or some of his non-mystery works under his other pen name, Evan Hunter.