Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer, 284 pagesIn this followup to last year's Hope Never Dies, Shaffer once again puts too-cool Obama and folksy Biden on the crime-solving beat. But unlike their previous detective work in Delaware, this case embroils them in the seedier side of Chicago, complete with gangs, corruption, and the St. Patrick's Day parade.
It's not quite as wonderful as the first book in this series — perhaps because the narrator's real-life counterpart is on the campaign trail, making the Obama-Biden bromance of meme-dom that provides the basis for the fictional versions less believable — but I did enjoy the inclusion of Michelle Obama, Oprah, and Biden's ceaseless desire for ice cream. And, of course, a round of applause to the cover artist, who has once again made a fantastic, heroic portrait of our 44th president.
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