The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

Executive Summary: This is a good continuation of the series/movies for people who are already fans, but probably a pass for anyone looking at this as the start of a new mystery series.

Audio book: Um, Veronica Mars herself reads the book, so obviously it's AWESOME!

But if that's not enough I thought her voices for Mac, Wallace and Keith were all excellent too. I imagine all those years working them and Ms. Bell's talents made it easy for her to mimic those voices so well.

All and all an excellent way to do this book (and really the ONLY way IMHO)

Full Review
I liken this book a lot to the movie. If you enjoyed the movie, you'll probably enjoy this book. It's full of cameos that don't really need to happen, but you just love to see them anyways if you're already a fan.

This book may be approachable to someone new to Veronica Mars, but I doubt they will get as much out of it. It probably got an extra star from me simply for being a Veronica Mars book with all the characters that come with, rather than “Jane Private Eye”. If I wasn't already a fan, I know I wouldn't have picked this up.

I never cared as much about the Logan vs. Piz thing. That's certainly downplayed here. So if you were hoping for more of that, you may be disappointed. You get a fair bit of Mac, Wallace, and Keith. Also Sheriff Lamb. Pretty much everyone else is relegated to cameos.

The book seems to takes up right after the movie. So if you haven't already watched the TV series and the movie, I'm not sure if a lot of this will make sense.

The actual story itself is about on par with one of the episodes. Obviously compared to an episode or even the movie, this is much longer. As a result, You get a lot of extra “world building” I think the series transitions well to the page, and this seems like a smart idea to ride the momentum and fandom after the movie.

I've never really been a reader of mystery books, but I will likely keep reading these if they keep releasing them. They are a fun way to keep experiencing the world of Veronica Mars.