Loved this series

I have thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy of books by J E Barnard. I love the strong female characters, the humanity of the characters, the modern mystery stories, and the setting in Alberta. I also love that the character Jan becomes more prominent in this final book. Often disabled characters are portrayed in a pitying way in books, but I found that Jan's character was a more accurate portrayal and I liked that she was portrayed as just another character with her disability being part of the richness of her character, but her disability was not a central focus of the whole book, which I liked because it normalises disability. I have the same condition as Jan and I found how the author describes it to be the most accurate description I've read in a fictional work - I like that the book can indirectly raise awareness of this condition - even the bit about starting a new med that is being researched at Harvard was accurate (there is actually a research group at Harvard, and I have just started this same medication). Really fun, enjoyable and well written stories, and likeable characters. I look forward to the author's next book (hoping they are writing more!).

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