Finished Burn Notice: The Fix by Tod Goldberg. This book is a tie-in based on the TV show of the same name. I really enjoy the show, so when I heard there were going to be some companion books, I snapped this one up.

Note: I’ve got to give a shout-out to HelenKay Dimon for first posting about the book on her blog. Otherwise, I don’t know that I would have found out about it (or the others that are planned). So thanks, HelenKay! 😎

In true Burn Notice fashion, this book finds Michael reluctantly agreeing to help a wealthy socialite find her wayward husband, who turns out to be a con man who’s stealing all her money. Michael also has to deal with a deadly Russian spy who thinks Michael is a drug dealer and responsible for some of her problems. She demands that Michael come up with $3 million for her to pay off her bosses — or else.

If you like the TV show, you’ll love this book. Goldberg really nailed Michael’s voice and the overall tone of the TV show. I could almost hear Jeffrey Donovan doing his usual sardonic voice-overs in many places. The voice was definitely the best part of the book and really made you feel like you were reading an episode of the show.

I also enjoyed getting a little more insight into and background on Michael’s relationship with Fiona, his spy missions with Sam, and his memories of his father.

The only thing I didn’t quite get was the ending. The con man husband has been impresonating a real hardcore, black-ops military type. Michael deals with the husband, then he gets the black-ops guy involved in his own deal with the Russian spy. Michael takes the black-ops guy down with the Russian spy. But I didn’t really understand why Michael needed to do anything with the black-ops guy. The con man husband was the one using the black-ops guy’s name/identity, making him the victim of identity theft. I think I missed something when I was reading. (And I hope this paragraph wasn’t too confusing).

But overall, if you love the TV show or you’re just looking for a fun, breezey afternoon read, pick up The Fix. I enjoyed it, and I’m looking forward to the other books in the series. Thumbs up.

Up next: Swine Not? by Jimmy Buffett

Books in my TBR pile: About 17 or so.