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Death Understood

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This is the first in a new series for author Claire McNab. It features Denise Cleever, an undercover agent for the Australian intelligence agency. She is placed at Hedwing Institute, which is run by one of Australia's most powerful families. She trying to gather evidence about the disappearance of the family patriarch and his sister seven years earlier in the Outback. As she gets closer and closer to the answer of whether the two met with a foul death or simply suffered an accident, she finds herself in increasing danger. This is welcome addition to the author's list of books. Agent Cleever is a likable character who does nothing rash, makes no obvious errors, but still finds herself in danger. In addition, and perhaps, as important, this is not a formulaic lesbian romance with a little mystery thrown in. This is a well plotted, well-written mystery featuring a lesbian as the protagonist in a genre that could use more of the same.

I have read all of McNab's books and enjoyed all of them. This new character Denise is slightly more difficult to get into. The story line is much harder to do of course because Denise is undercover and a member of a much more secretive organisation. This means that McNab has less characters to feed off and must work with Denise alone. However, a good read if somewhat lacking in punch. I guessed the story line from the end of the fourth or fifth chapter.