Fatal Error

New York Times best-selling author Jance (www.jajance.com) follows Trial by Fire (2009)—also available from Recorded Books and S. & S. Audio—with this sixth entry in her popular Ali Reynolds series, in which she finds herself in a criminal predicament revolving around technology and random acquaintances. As inCruel Intent (2008), she becomes involved in the bad things that can result from online dating and relationships. There are too many plot elements in this latest adventure, making the story less about Ali and more about the peripheral characters. Though not the most compelling installment in the series, Fatal Error is gripping enough and certainly fast paced, and narrator Karen Ziemba, who has read several of Jance's previous works, turns in an enjoyable performance. Recommended for fans of the author and/or series as well as for those who liked similar works by Linda Fairstein, Lisa Gardener, Iris Johansen, and Tami Hoag. ["Jance continues to delight with her detail-filled suspense stories that capture so much of life," read the review of the Touchstone hc, LJ 2/1/11; the Pocket Star mass-market pb will publish in December 2011.]—Nicole A. Cooke, Montclair State Univ. Lib., NJ