Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose

 Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose is the newest novel in the Marion Lane series written by author, T.A. Willberg.  I am not sure why I keep reading this series, but I am interested in what happens but not really  enjoying the writing style of Willberg.

There are some characters that keep appearing in the underground society of special detectives that assist London police and MI5 with cases they cannot figure out.  

This time as Marion is working to solve a murder that happened on the streets of London, there is unrest below the streets.  Marion and her friends are trying to resist the pressure to join with others in forming a union of detectives who want to change the procedures and change how the secret society works.

Something seems wrong to Marion and she is also getting secret letters telling to watch out for the new recruits.  As the novel progresses Marion gets to know the people she is working with better and the  reader is learning characters back stories.  

So though the mysteries are interesting and the concept is little different, but similar to other books. There is a lab where they work on special items to assist in their work, like a cape that makes you invisible, an exploding orb, special glasses to through things.   The writing and character development are not compelling .  I will probably read the next book in the series, but I am not exactly sure why.