I'm a fan of the Nick McCarty novels - I only read this because I tried to start [book:Red Horizon: Harding and McCarty Crossover Event, #2|30973932] and found myself confused about the Starlight op. This is an essential bridging novel for the Nick McCarty series.

I don't love John Harding and I hate his family. Lora and Al annoyed me. Al is a bad version of Jean. John is a rougher version of Nick McCarty. The Monster Gang is surprisingly more sadistic than Nick but they lack something. I'm not sure what but I didn't love any of them. Lynn was alright, she was the closest to likeable. I would've liked to see the interaction between her and Jean. I really hate first person point of view stories - which means I was probably never going to enjoy John Harding. But that's on me. The best parts were the appearances by Nick and the gang, especially because usually that meant it reverted back to third person. The Book Killer parts are kind of getting repetitive. I was hopeful that this crossover event would eventually end but I'm thinking I will probably have to get used to it. It's a shame because I really like the original Nick McCarty novels. ( )