Narrator is always on point. Like a good martini, dry with a sharp bite. The characters are growing in trust, crafting real relationships. Meyerstein has issues. She wants Jon’s out-of-box thinking and skills-set, but she spends so much time questioning every move he makes, even when she clearly shouldn’t be. After he rescued her in the previous book, that trust should be greater, not less. Left to government tactics alone, she would never have been found. They need to have a 2 week long Reznick “boot camp”, 1st week Jon teaching the team how to think out of the box while moving in nature, practicing surveillance his way, with each participant bringing something they personally know how to do to share with the others. 2nd week, how Reznick would schedule a think-tank meeting on 5-7 crossover investigation situations. After that, it’d be a blast to see how they work together. Its highly unlikely that this would ever happen.
But that’s why I love Reznick. He questions, yes, but follows his gut instincts. He’s not a paper-pusher. He investigates when others want to just let things go, or better yet, get suited up, eat, drink, wait for and read reports being “civilized.” Well that kind civilized is exactly why government “things” take so long to get done. Meantime, people lose hope of help, get killed, etc. Jon knows there’s a time to sit tight and “think”, but everybody needs to be brought together in crisis times. Jon Reznick is a “man of thoughtfully executed action, loyalties and patience”. If and when Meyerstein gets truly on board, the whole team will work together better