Fabulous!! Been a long time fan of P.J. Tracy, and this series. Loved everything about this story and cannot wait for more.

Love the Monkeewrench gang. You could start here....but you are going to go back to read the rest of them anyway so start at the beginning for the full experience.

This is book #9 in this series. I didn't realize that when I requested it, unfortunately. I couldn't get into this one although I really tried to. The whole political part of the story turned me off. I'll try some of the earlier books in the series because I'm hoping that it was just the case in this one that wasn't for me. I REALLY liked the MC's so I am sincerely hoping this is the case.

I enjoyed it enough to read it in one go, that being said I almost wanted the plot to be faster, harder, pushier in some way to really make it over the top. It worked well as part of the series, and I definitely like that there were some little details (like the painting) which followed all the way through. Emotive, and easy to invest in the characters.

A decent addition to this excellent series. This one wasn't quite as good as some of the previous books in the series and I think this was partly down to the Monkeewrench crew taking more of a back seat.

This book has the ability to hook the reader early on, and keep the suspense and emotion high as the story continues. Lots of red herrings swim by along the way, keeping the reader wondering as alternatives work out. The story had a number of great moments that stayed with me after I had finished reading. The characters were different and very well described. Each character had a plot arc and surprising events. The book is a police procedural with quite a few side plots to keep the interest level and suspense high. Toward the end, a baby is born in the aftermath of a bombing, giving an emotional kick. I definitely recommend this book.

Wow what a fabulous read, full of drama and tension and very hard to put down. I was up late reading this as the chapters kept flowing and I just had to know what was going to happen next. Really enjoyed it, the characters are great, the story line was exciting and thrilling, a very well deserved 4 stars.

Amazing in its plotting and fully fleshed out characters who have relationships not expected. Secrets, tenacity, greed, murder throughout

This was a good read, but not great. I really liked the characters of Gino and Magozzi and found myself skipping the pages about Grace and MonkeeWrench to get to the murder and storyline involving the detectives. It was a bit slow and tedious in some parts, but overall a nice mystery and had me questioning who was involved. It may help to read the prior books in the series to be more invested in the characters. An overall solid mystery.

The Monkeewrench gang is back and with a boom this time. New murders, old murders, political shenanigans, a possible terrorist attack on City Hall and oh did I mention Grace is ready to give birth at any time? Strap on your seat beat, lap belt and harness. This is one thrilling ride!

Highly recommended. Due to be released in August 2018.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this arc.

I've loved the Monkeewrench Gang from book 1 in this 9 books to-date series. The 8th book was somewhat disappointing for me as it seemed to be missing some of the edginess and pacing.. As it was the first book following the death of one of the co-authors of the series, understandable and forgivable.

Some of that missing edginess has returned with this book. The pacing of the story was full-speed ahead.....I could feel the increasing pressure of the minutes and hours slipping away. There were actually 2 different crimes but it all felt like one big Gordian knot. Are the bad guys really good guys? Are the good guys really bad? Is the FBI guy going "rogue"? Oh fun!

Except for the sappiness over Grace's pregnancy and delivery, the Gang is BACK!

4.5 stars rounded up.

It’s been a year since Gregory Norwood’s son overdosed and a photojournalist wants a picture of the famous philanthropist on the anniversary of the death. Instead, Norwood is found dead of an apparent suicide. Local cops are called in and soon determine this was no suicide, Norwood was murdered. But when they can’t turn up any leads using traditional police work, they call in Grace McBride, founder and owner of MonkeeWrench Software. Grace is a little busy preparing for the birth of her child, but she and her crew take the case to uncover a killer. Tracy continues to add to the wildly popular MonkeeWrench mystery series with character twists and ingenious plots

I would like to thank Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for an advance copy of The Guilty Dead, the ninth novel to feature Minneapolis based detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth and the Monkeewrench computer programming crew.

Magozzi and Rolseth are called out to industrialist, Gregory Norwood's death. Nobody is sure if it is suicide or murder but his best friend, lawyer and gubernatorial candidate, Robert Zeller is sure that a recent cancer diagnosis and guilt over his son's overdose death a year ago to the day make suicide more likely. A wiped gun in the right hand of a left handed man make it murder. As the detectives investigate further a lot of family secrets come tumbling out of the closet. In the meantime Monkeewrench are beta testing a new program which makes keeping tabs on suspected terrorists easier and more labour efficient and inadvertently discover a focus on the town hall.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Guilty Dead which has a good plot and some unexpected twists. Initially I wondered if I would as it has a different voice in every chapter and an early identification of the killer so it didn't hold my attention but it soon settles down to mainly cover the investigation and becomes quite absorbing with well paced reveals and a good sense of building up to a crescendo. The reason behind the murder is slowly unraveled as the novel progresses and I found it quite addictive trying to piece it all together.

It's all change in the characters as Magozzi's partner and Monkeewrench member, Grace, is eight months pregnant. She is handling it well but some of Magozzi's reactions are a bit saccharine for my tastes. Otherwise the banter between the characters injects some humour into the serious business of murder and the warmth of the friendship between them makes for a pleasant read.

The Guilty Dead is a good read which I have no hesitation in recommending.

The Guilty Dead is a wonderful addition to the series, and I am thrilled to see it continuing. These characters are some of the most interesting being written today. Their growth is perfectly written and a joy to watch happen. I loved this.