I have read most of the other Perri O'Shaughnessy books, and Case of Lies is similar. If you are looking for something life-changing, this is not it, but it is enjoyable as a quick, light read. For people unfamiliar with the series, Nina Reilly is a lawyer with a teenage son. She generally takes challenging cases, often putting herself in some kind of danger. In Case of Lies, Nina has returned to her home of Lake Tahoe after splitting with her private investigator colleague and lover, Paul van Waggoner. While she is picking up the pieces of her life, she meets Chelsi, a masseuse whose aunt was murdered two years previously at a low-rent motel near the Nevada casinos. There were three witnesses, but they fled the scene, and the killer was never caught. Chelsi's alcoholic uncle was pursuing legal action against the motel, but his dysfunctional life stalled his progress. Nina agrees to take the case, which is on the verge of being dismissed.
Nina begins legal proceedings against the motel, but the case becomes personal when the killer begins picking off people related to the case and threatens Nina. She enlists the help of a new private investigator, Wish (the son of her office manager and a longtime friend). He figures out that the missing witnesses were math students from MIT and tracks them down. The case eventually leads Nina to Germany and the father of her son, as she tries to unravel the mystery before the killer takes out all of the witnesses and her.
Case of Lies was fast-paced, even if not always logical. Some of the characters' motivations were a little thin, and most were not very likable. The ending especially was not really satisfying. Also, the characters' study of math played a role in the plot, but some of the theories mentioned were very technical and not necessarily interesting to someone lacking a passion for graduate-level math.
Case of Lies was not a great book, but was not bad either, just fairly mediocre. I got what I expected from it, and will continue reading the series.
Rating: ***
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