I'd put off reading The Breakers because I was afraid that it was the final Sharon McCone novel, leaving only VI Warshawski left of the three godmothers of the female PI. As I read, it felt like a series finale, with Sharon's rumination on her age and career and worries about her failing mother. Sharon wraps these thoughts around the search for her former neighbor, Chelle Curley. We first met Chelle as a hustling teenager, primed to be a millionaire by 30. Now in her early 20s (thanks to some handwaving and retcon), she's a property developer specializing in flipping distressed buildings. The Breakers is a derelict former hotel and night club, and the room where Chelle had been essentially camping during the renovation was decorated with pictures of serial killers. Is there a connection between the macabre decor and Chelle's disappearance? And what secrets are Chelle's parents keeping from Sharon while begging her for help? The Breakers isn't prime McCone, but it was well crafted and entertaining. And it's not the last McCone - after finishing it, I went to Muller's website and found out that there's a new installment due later this year.
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