110. Missing Member by Jo-Ann Power (Mystery) 274 p.

There’s no way I would have picked this up if I hadn’t been at my aunt’s for the weekend and looking for something quick to read on my last day there. It’s actually not bad, although I wouldn’t particularly recommend it. A Texas Congresswoman comes into her office early and finds her party whip dead in her desk chair, castrated. Being the main suspect in a murder trial won’t do anything for her career, so she determines to look into the case herself. She reluctantly accepts the help of Mr. Jones, a mysterious man with impressive skills, but whose fee is being paid anonymously—by someone Carly doesn’t necessarily want to owe a favour.

Missing Member is apparently going to be the first book in a series, and while I’m not exactly looking forward to a sequel, I would read it if I had the chance. The mystery isn’t bad, and the American political setting is amusing for its novelty.

Books read: 110
Pages read: 32,686

Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2007