There was surprising humor in this, although it's not a comedy. The characters of Obama and Biden are interesting in the details, and there's a mix of hero worship and naked truth that provides much of the humor. But, basing a detective novel's two main characters on real and widely known politicians is an odd choice, to me. I found myself repeatedly asking: is Obama like that? can Biden really be like that? They are caricatures, for sure, but I found myself distracted by thoughts like that too often. The story was perhaps too real and everyday to counter those distractions, and while it was better than I'd feared, I can't imagine reading the first book, or another of these.

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