Linda's Reviews > The Janes

"All they were missing were open-plain twangs and cowboy hats to tip in her direction. You sit tight now, little lady."

This ain't no little lady. Hardly that. It's Alice Vega come callin'. And she's means business once again in The Janes.

Vega gets a call from the FBI. Rolando Otero to be exact. She's not necessarily onboard with the way this case has been set up. Cash under the table. A sizable amount since Vega has a reputation of finding the unfindable. Vega insists on bringing in her partner, Max Caplan. Max or no deal.... Deal.

Vega and Max find themselves being buzzed in at the County Medical Examiner's office in San Diego. Mia Paiva meets them at the door. Two under-aged Latinas have been brought in with no ID or no set of definite circumstances. Vega suspects they were victims in a sex-trafficking ring. She knows that these young girls were not alone and they'll soon be others. Vega is totally shocked when Mia reveals what was in the clenched hand of one of the Janes. Vega's name was written on a small slip of paper. It's now become personal for Vega.

Louisa Luna takes on a timely topic of young women being coerced after crossing the boarder. False promises dangled and easy money that never arrives. Luna has worked a certain chemistry between Vega and Cap as she did in the previous book, Two Girls Down. In The Janes, Cap uses his bloodhound skills gleaned from his previous police background. Vega has honed her body and her mind into the ready. She's also got a tech genius called The Bastard who comes through with some pretty amazing things.

The Janes gets down to the real right out of the gate in the first pages. Luna has done the footwork to bring this duo's fine-tuned, no nonsense skills to the surface in truly believable ways. Get ready for the unexpected. The dialogue is snappy and the storyline moves at a rapid pace. Bravo, Louisa Luna. So well done. Can't wait for what's down the road for Vega and Cap in the next one.