Swift Run

At the start of DiSilverio’s humorous if uneven third caper featuring fledging PI Gigi Goldman and business partner Charlotte “Charlie” Swift (after 2011’s Swift Edge), the odd-couple Colorado Springs, Colo., detectives take on an unusual client, Heather-Anne Pawlusik, the trainer with whom Gigi’s lowlife ex-husband, Les, ran off to Costa Rica. Heather-Anne wants Gigi and Charlie to find the missing Les. When their client turns up dead, the case really gets personal as Gigi, her teenage son, and the elusive Les all shoot to the top of the suspect list. Unfortunately for the increasingly complex investigation, Charlie plays a relatively limited role because of her still-healing gunshot wound. This is also bad news for the reader, since much of the series’ appeal lies in the clash of character between straight-arrow Charlie and the eccentric Gigi. And Gigi proves far less amusing without Charlie’s wry take on her antics. Fans should wish for a Swift return. Agent: Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management. (Nov.)