I read and reviewed each of these separately, so this is just for my own records. I gave both books three stars, so the average isn't hard to calculate.

I've commented before, on this series, that it moves from mystery to mystery-thriller, depending on the volume. Both these books fall towards the latter end of the spectrum, and E Is for Evidence in particular really leans into the melodrama. I tend to prefer the Kinsey books that are straight mystery, but even so it's not a strong preference: I've given them all three stars, I think, no matter their position within genre, so it clearly doesn't make that much of a difference. They're popcorn reads and if I don't expect much from them, they're still enjoyable. I like the protagonist, so I'll keep reading.