Too Close to the Edge

Jill Smith #4

by Susan Dunlap

Berkeley detective Jill Smith investigates the murder of handicapped Liz Goldenstern at the construction site of a building designed for the disabled

Genres: Mystery

Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Susan Dunlap is best known for her Jill Smith detective series, but she is a prolific and much loved writer of crime and mystery fiction, including award-winning short stories.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 1 out of 5]

When my husband and I were RVing in 2018 one of the things we would do is stop at Library book sales.

This gave me the opportunity to find books to read along the trip, and also drop off books at Little Free Libraries I would find along the way – or save for my own Little Free Library when we got home.

This was a book I read on the trip and deposited in an LFL in one of the states we were visiting. (I apologize profusely to those readers.)

This is my review for Goodreads.

Premise: Detective Jill Smith works out of the Homicide-Felonious Assault division of the Berkeley police department. She is given an unfortunate case to solve in which a handicapped woman is dumped from her wheelchair and drowned in a few inches of water at the edge of the bay.

Although this was the 4th in this series (it can be read as a stand-alone), it seemed like the first and last time I was interested in reading this series.

I am a fan of police procedurals.

However...

I was not a fan of the sloppy investigating techniques that were displayed in this story. They seemed chaotic and uncoordinated. It seemed that the author was making up clues as the story went along.

I found myself talking out loud at the book, and quite frankly, that is not a good look! And quite annoying to my resting husband, in the R.V.

Pass.

[Sandy Weir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had just finished "Not Exactly Brahmin" and was in the Jill Smith mood. This title was even better than the previous one! I like how the Jill character clings to the clues and keeps on thinking. Lots of amusing situations like Jill's relationship with the landlord! I wish I had started this series in sequence, because I faintly recall reading the one after this (explains issues).

[QuinNesha]

Just got this book yesterday. Love mysteries hope its a good one!

[Chris Romer]

clever ending.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jill Smith #4