Norah McClintock

The book that introduced readers to Chloe and Levesque, from the Arthur Ellis Award winning author. Chloe, Brynn and Phoebe are half-sisters who argue the way only sisters can. But they have something way bigger to worry about than family squabbles, especiallyChloe. She's terrified that the sweater she left at the scene of a crime - a crime she didn't commit - will make it look like she's guilty.What will happen when Levesque - a homicide cop who is dating the girls' mother - gives Chloe the third degree? First published more than a decade ago as The Stepfather Game, this is the novel that introduced readers to Chloe Yan and told how she first met Levesque.

The Third Degree

Lynn Braden

In The Third Degree, we meet Chloe and her two half sisters, Phoebe and Brynn. We also meet their single mother, Sheila, who is rarely home at night because she is either working or out with one of several different men. None of the females in this family are easy to like. None of the sisters seem to care at all about each other or their mother. They make all their decisions and base all of their happiness on the males in their lives. The only likable character in the story is Louis Levesque who is a police detective that starts dating Sheila halfway through the story. Levesque gently coaxes each female into making better decisions based on what is best for them, rather than what is best for someone else. 

This is the first book in a series of mysteries involving Chloe and Levesque. Even though this book does not include much mystery, it does introduce us to these characters and provides enough drama and conflict to hold the readers' interest. Overall, a descent story with characters that have lots of room for growth throughout the series.

The Third Degree

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