Review of The Penthouse on Park Avenue
- jodiwebb9
- Jun 12
- 2 min read
Jenny Dandy is back with the second book in her Houses of Crime series! You can read my review of the first book in the series HERE and an author interview HERE.
More About The Penthouse on Park Avenue
In The Penthouse on Park Avenue, FBI Special Agent Frank Jankowski and former street thief Ronnie Charles team up once again in New York City, this time to take down John Anthony, suspected money launderer for the Mataderos Cartel who is known for their own brand of evil. Embedded as his live-in butler at the penthouse, Ronnie must reconcile her hatred of drugs with her need to work for Frank. Mateo Rosas de Flores, head of the cartel, comes to town and tests Ronnie’s loyalty. When she passes, her reward is a deeper involvement in his organization. But Mateo’s interest in her might not be enough to protect her as the danger mounts.
Frank’s search for his drug addicted daughter continues in the seamier side of the city, taking him places he never thought he would go. He becomes unexpectedly entangled with the very criminals he’s pursuing, threatening not only his career but his family as well. What they require of him is a betrayal of everything he believes in. Frank must find a way to protect his daughter and finish the case. And walk away with his morals intact.
More About Jenny Dandy
Jenny Dandy is a graduate of Smith College and of Lighthouse Writers Workshop Book Project. Though she has lived and worked from Beijing to Baltimore, from Northampton to Atlanta, New York City was the place that held onto a piece of her heart. She now lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains where there is no way she would scam her dinner guests or launder money for cartels.
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Thoughts About The Penthouse on Park Avenue
In the second book in the Houses of Crime series, author Jenny Dandy continued with a writing style where the people are much more important than the crimes. She spins rich characters and throws them into tense situations just so we can wonder what they will choose to do (and perhaps what we would do in their place). The line between black and white is definitely blurry for many characters, making me seesaw between like and dislike.
If you like gun play and car chases, this isn't the book for you. But if you like to delve into the dark side we all hide (some better than others) then this is definitely the book for you.
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Thanks for the review. I do like a book that is more character driven. :-)