Doppelgangster

Doppelgangster (2010) Laura Resnick

Considering that I disliked Disappearing Nightly, I hesitated to pick up Doppelgangster, however, the premise intrigued me so much I decided to give it a chance. (OK, the cover also helped. I really liked the cover.)

Esther Diamond is working at Bella Stella as a singing waitress while waiting for her next big role. She’s also hoping things will work out with Detective Lopez, who has asked her out several times, and is very clearly interested. Unfortunately for Esther, the fact that Bella Stella is an infamous gangster hangout is just one thing putting a crimp in her relationship with Lopez.

The Doppelgangsters that start appearing just make matters worse.

Esther was far less annoying in this book than I found her in the previous. Yes, she’s still headstrong, however, she’s a bit less self-centered, which makes her over-the-top behavior easier to tolerate.

Plus, I really liked the supporting characters.

You should easily be able to read Doppelgangster even if you have not read Disappearing Nightly (in fact, I’d completely forgotten the events in Disappearing Nightly.) It was a fun romp, and I have to admit that I liked that things kept not working out for Esther and Lopez–a nice change of pace from most of the paranormal/supernatural books out there.
Rating: 7/10

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