Josh Berk

Slow start, but eventually the dialogue between Mike, Other Mike, Lenny and Maria got very funny. However, I got VERY tired of all the references to girls being inferior. Even though ultimately the girl characters were awesome, the author seemed obsessed with the awesomeness being a big surprise. I think the assumed sexism was pretty outdated and boring - this is supposed to be a murder mystery, let's focus on that, not how shocking it is that a girl can be a baseball pitcher who strikes out boys! I really did chuckle when the kids, who were all likable, were being hilarious. The plot could've been snappier, though!… (more)