The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

If you're a fan of Veronica Mars, this one's a no-brainer. It's a seamless extension of the Veronica Mars story, written by the man who created the character, showran the series, and directed the movie. So it's more like transmedia than traditional “tie-in” fiction. Veronica was always one to narrate her adventures, as well, so it's easy to jump into this without any adjustment.

As far as the story's concerned, it's a pretty straightforward mystery - a teenaged girl has gone missing on Spring Break, and Veronica's hired to try to track her down. The action's pretty tightly plotted, and we see some development of Veronica, as well - I felt a lot more comfortable with some of the choices she made in the movie after having this as additional context for them. If you're unfamiliar with the character of Veronica Mars, this might not be the best jumping-on point for you, but if you're in the tribe already, it's a story well worth your time.