My Review:

Again, you would think I would read faster with books I enjoy and have the next few in the series. Nope, I drag because I don’t want to let go of them.

What the blurb doesn’t mention is how her son ends up visiting her old haunting grounds meeting up with…that’s enough for now.

I could end my review here with the simple words…I really enjoy this universe, these characters, and Mr. Benson’s writing…but that seems a little lame and a letdown. No matter how true.

Why and who should read this series?  Anyone who is a fan of secret heroes, the saying – only the shadows know. Is the Black Stiletto a hero or nuisance? We’re talking a time period that is pictured in shades of grey. Dark and seedy. Prim and Proper…hmmm, on the surface. A time of innocence, guilt, and hard justice. A female Mike Hammer or Sam Spade? Yesteryear’s Black Canary.

Weaved within is a son still discovering his mom. Being a dad wanting to protect his daughter. A lead female character who cannot speak for herself about her past, only what she wrote long ago.

No, it’s not easy writing a review for a straightforward, simply told story. I hope you give these a try and let me know your thoughts.

A tense and captivating thriller. Many story angles that are woven together, that leaves one questioning who really is the bad guy and who's the good guy.

The Black Stiletto:  Black & White: The Second Diary by Raymond Benson picks up where book one stopped.  Judy Cooper, the Black Stiletto, has fallen in love with an FBI agent, John Richardson who is instructed to arrest her on sight.  Her Sensei's teenage daughter is trapped in an untenable situation.  Judy's being threatened to have her identity revealed by an unscrupulous filmmaker.

Present day her son, Martin also discovers this threat through Judy's diary and also faces it with a second film being discovered. 

Black Stiletto #2 is an intriguing book that I gave four stars. Judy Cooper now has Alzheimer's.  Her son, Martin is reading her old diaries to reveal her story.

The Kindle edition I received had sentence and paragraph numbers showing throughout which made for difficult reading.  That does not reflect on the author's skill in writing, but is an editing issue.

I received a complimentary Kindle copy from Oceanview Publishing and NetGalley.  That did not change my opinion for this review.

Link to purchase:  https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007ZBB8XU