Dirty Deeds

It never ceases to surprise me the seamless manner which Rhys Ford writes a book. 'Dirty Deeds' is her fourth installment in the wildly popular 'Cole McGinnis' series and some authors at this point might be losing steam. Certainly the characters who have reached a certain level of domesticity as Cole and Jae have, might not be as intriguing or exciting for the reader. I can honestly say that isn't the case here.
I'm a little cray-cray over Cole and Jae. Cole can't seem to leave the house without getting shot at or stumbling into some new mystery which he is then honor bound to solve. It's bad enough when it happens to him, but a simple little disability fraud case, where he asked Claudia to help and it all goes to hell in a handbasket. Really, really, really, funny, though. Don't piss off Claudia, she'll hurt you.
And, Jae? Sweet, gentle, Jae. Wait, what? Jae's got claws, and a wicked sharp tongue and seeing him be sweet with Cole is a beautiful thing. Especially in this book. Cole and Jae have reached that place as a couple where things are streamlined and not so difficult anymore, they can relax and just be with each other. By no means, however, does that mean they aren't tearing up the sheets or the couch or eyeballing that apothecary table. Yeah. My boys know how to work it.
I would love nothing more than to tell you what happens in this book. But, I'm not gonna, because I don't like spoilers. If you're a fan, you'd hate me, and if you've never heard of this series, then don't make this the first one you read, go buy book one and read from there. This is not the type of series that can be read as stand alone's, not in my opinion, anyway.
I can never say enough good things about these books, the characters, and the genius of Rhys Ford. Even though she'll tell you she thinks there was too much talking in this book and not enough killing. Hmpf. What does she know? Right? I thought it was perfect and my opinion matters. So there. That's all I'm saying. *grins*