Flesh Wounds: A John Marshall Tanner Mystery

This is another good mystery and page-turner in the Marshall Tanner series. Like all the other books in the Tanner series it is a fun and literate read. Tanner is a tough, literate, liberal and tongue-in-cheek guy. The story line deals with a digital porn scheme and a young woman who gets sucked into its depths. Peggy Nettleton, Tanner's old flame, hires him to find her prospective step-daughter who is the victim that is caught up in this mess. This is a fun read, several steps above the usual page-turners in this genre.

I really liked the book. It is a great followup to False Conception. Greenleaf's focus character, John Marshall Tanner narrates the story, and it is fun to read a first person account by a guy tough enough to be a P.I who is also thoughtful and intelligent. I would even add that Tanner seems sensitive, but then you would think Tanner is another Spencer, which he isn't. Tanner is smart but not smart mouthed, nice to women but doesn't go around quoting love poetry. Tanner is world weary enough to be able to make great observations and asides on Seattle life and culture, which is the best part of the book