A lot of the listies get a big kick out of the Evanovich books; if you post your review over there, you'd probably generate some friendly discussion [don't forget to allow for the weekend slowdown].

The first one didn't click with me either, but that was one try a while back. On a different day, who knows?

Do you know if there're any short stories? That might be a better intro, without the implied commitment of a full novel.

Congruent as we are in some ways, there'll always be differences. For example, hornedhopper & I both enjoy Julia Spencer-Fleming, but I've only read them once, because the first reading was so intense & visceral. Going by the author list, I'd suspect she has a higher tolerance for violence than I do, whereas I have a higher preference for puns. [shrug] It's still a fun discussion.