PLAYDATE (Alex Dahl) - June 6/25

 This turned into quite a page turner in its final stretch but man it was a slog getting to that point. Chapter after chapter of stuff I didn’t really care about, including the perspective of the kidnapped kid and the Lisbeth Salander-esque reporter’s investigation, to the point where the book feels about five times longer than necessary. **1/2 out of ****