![]() It’s always fun to keep up on events in Neptune. Finally, Veronica’s hot-and-cold romance with Logan Echolls turns frigid when, ignoring her pleas, he re-ups for a new tour of faraway Navy duty. The latter incident ties into an upcoming election that could find Lamb replaced by an honest lawman. ![]() The subplots include her father’s continuing recovery from the near-fatal car crash that occurred in the feature film, and former gangsta Weevil Navarro’s attempts to prove his arrest in the first novel was based on evidence planted by Neptune, California’s lout of a sheriff, Dan Lamb. involving Veronica’s attempts to identify and then take down the title character, a shrewd sadist who employs ladies of the night and then delights in maiming and/or beating them to death. On the plus side are the well-crafted subplots that carry over from Veronica’s previous adventures, and the main plot. The first thing one might ask about this second Veronica Mars audio mystery novel is: Can the character survive beyond the page without the participation of Kristen Bell? The answer is yes, but not an enthusiastic one. ![]()
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