Kat, enjoy the Gaslight mysteries. Like most writers, Thompson gets better as she continues to write. I like the books because they give a little flavor of old NYC. A similar series by Rhys Bowen features Molly Murphy and is set in NYC at about the same time.

I think I liked High Country. The hardest ones for me to get through have been ones dealing with physical and/or sexual child abuse. I think Hard Truth and Burn were two of those. There may have been a third, or I may be confusing it with another book. Two of my favorites by her were Blind Descent and Liberty Falling.

In both series, I like seeing the way the main characters develop their lives and relationships.