After reading virtually everything that Connelly, Crais and Block have written, I cast about for some additional mystery authors that I might enjoy. Because a number of Hoag's books were highly rated on amazon and other sites, I tried out Prior Bad Acts. Unfortunately, I found it quite unappealing. The language was overwrought and the plot was silly and unbeleivable. Peter Robinson, Ian Rankin, T. Jefferson Parker and (on the somewhat lighter side) Harlen Coben are all better suited to my tastes.