Narrated by Scott Brick, close to 18 hours of listening, released by Audible in 2009 by Hachette Audio.

The General’s Daughter is a young woman found dead on a military shooting range. Sleuthing begins.

Didn’t like: First, the lead protagonist, Paul Brenner, is ordered by his superior to recreate the murder scene with his female partner, a rape specialist, in an effort to determine if a woman could escape the bonds. The victim was found naked, arms and legs spread akimbo and she is tied to stakes. The two characters have a prior sexual relationship. A bit contrived? Brenner even says, “I’m looking forward to it.” Secondly, the female investigator is a rape specialist – but auto-asficiation/erotica and necrophilia behavior needs explained by Paul Brenner. Repeat: she’s a rape specialist and they are investigating a sexual assault. Gimme a break, if the lead female character has a Masters in Criminology specializing in rape, as indicated by DeMille, she knows what auto-asfixiation and necrophilia are.  We all know women are weak little flowers that need type A men to man-splane everything.

Liked: The mystery is a good one. There are many potential suspects including the victim’s father – the guessing is always fun.

If you can take sexist bullshit in character development, go for it.

 

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