Just Cause is
the fifth book in the Detective Madison Knight series. It is also the fifth
book I read in the series. Am I a fan? I must be honest and say yes, but that
being said, I write honest reviews. Anything less would be a disservice to Ms.
Arnold, her readers, and me.
Madison Knight is the type of detective anyone would
want to solve a crime they’re involved in except for the criminal. She’s
tenacious, quick-witted, smart, and loyal. Detective Knight is a workaholic and
could easily be the neighbor you barely see unless she’s walking her beautiful
chocolate lab.
Ms. Arnold has a talent for writing believable
characters. Madison and her partner, Terry, work together well and joke around
the way you would expect from partners and friends. There is nothing
pretentious about the way Ms. Arnold portrays her characters. They have the
same feelings and reactions any of us would in their situations. It is one
reason the book pulls you in and keeps you turning page after page, but not the
only one.
Ms. Arnold’s descriptions of characters and places
are clear. The reader is never left wondering what the characters are doing or
where they are. Whether Madison is in the office discussing a case over bad
coffee or racing to a crime scene, the reader can picture what she is doing.
The plot is unusual. It is rich and flows. Madison
not only faces the Russian mob, police station politics, possible corruption, her
emotions, but also the loss of some of her memory. Will she recover it in time
to save her career and solve the case? You will have to read the book.
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