The Queen Con
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What's a comic book writer's life without a real-life archnemesis? MG Martin thought she'd turned the last page on the dangerous Golden Arrow case. The bad guys are behind bars, and the rest is up to her detective boyfriend, Matteo Kildaire. But when Golden Arrow impersonators start popping up all over Los Angeles, the writer in MG can't help but be intrigued. Are they impostors, or has the original Golden Arrow returned for another story arc? A reemergence of drug crime has left the LAPD baffled, and golden arrows are once again being left at crime scenes. Matteo asks MG if she'll resume consulting on all things geek, and she jumps at the opportunity. No need to mention that she may also do some sleuthing, with her friends' help, right? It's rumored that the Golden Arrow will make a guest appearance at an exclusive queen party, and MG, Lawrence, and Ryan go undercover to sniff out the truth. But the sting goes sideways in a deadly way, and it's up to their little crew to prove that the Golden Arrow might actually be the supervillain they're chasing. Because looks can be deceiving, and every good writer knows the sequel is where the real plot twist happens...
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2 primary booksThe Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow is a 2-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Meghan Scott Molin.
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★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up.
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I was really looking forward to this follow-up to The Frame Up, and even listened to the audiobook to prep myself for the release. And while I really liked it, I did think it was a little bit of a let-down. It felt a little rushed, and not fully cooked.
There were some strange continuity problems (wondered about some continuity when listening to The Frame Up, too) that niggled the back of my mind throughout. MG's narration felt too much like it was trying to rehash the previous book rather than allowing MG to move on a little bit. And Molin seemed to be hinting at one of the reveals of this book so hard that I thought it had to be a red herring, because she seemed more subtle than this.
Nevertheless, these books have so much charm, that I can't help but smile while reading them. MG is one of my favorite protagonists of the last couple of years. Matteo is a great character, too and I can't get enough of MG's friends and/or colleagues (including the new ones). The story itself is a lot of fun, and that covers a multitude of problems.
I do think Volume 3 can—and likely will—win me back, and I did like this one, just not as much as I expected to.
