I read book one, and then listened to it again to refresh my memory. Its a good little book. Its not very deep. The characters, except the main, are pretty one dimensional…good, bad, indifferent. The performance was also fairly monotone, but it did fit….like a 50s crime movie. Overall, its better than the parts and even with some glaring flaws in logic and timelines, it was an enjoyable listen. You could do a lot worse with a credit.